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प्रश्न
What do you understand by the following statements:
The specific heat capacity of lead is 130 Jkg-1K-1.
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उत्तर
Specific heat capacity is the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of unit mass of a substance through 1°C or 1 K. Thus, 130 Jkg-1K-1 of heat energy required to raise the temperature of unit mass of lead through 1 K.
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