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The heat required to raise the temperature of body by 1 K is called

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The heat required to raise the temperature of body by 1 K is called
  • Aspecific heat
  • Bthermal capacity
  • Cwater equivalent
  • DNone of the above
Correct answer: B

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thermal capacity

The heat required to raise the temperature of a body by 1 K is called thermal capacity. In other words, when q is the heat supplied to the body and the temperature raises by 1 K, then the thermal capacity of body is q.