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प्रश्न
What do you understand by the following statements:
The heat capacity of the body is 60JK-1.
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उत्तर
Heat capacity is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a body by 1°C or 1 K. Thus, 60 JK−1 of energy is required to raise the temperature of the given body by 1 K.
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