Question

What is the heat capacity (thermal capacity) of a body?

पर्याय

• The heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of the body by 1°C

• The heat needed to raise the temperature of the whole body by 1°C

• The heat needed to change the state of the body

• The heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 mole by 1°C

Answer 1

The heat needed to raise the temperature of the whole body by 1°C

Explanation:

By definition, heat capacity is the quantity of heat needed to raise or lower the temperature of the whole body by 1°C (or 1 K).