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Question
A piece of iron of mass 2.0 kg has a thermal capacity of 966 J/°C. What is its specific heat capacity in S.I. units?
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Solution
Specific heat capacity C' = `"Amount of heat"/("Mass" xx "Rise in temp.") = 14490/(2.0 xx 15) = 14490/30`
= 483 J/kg/°C.
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