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Question
The specific heat capacity of water is ______.
Options
4200 Jkg-1K-1
420 Jg-1K-1
0.42 Jg-1K-1
4.2 Jkg-1K-1
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Solution
The specific heat capacity of water is 4200 Jkg-1K-1.
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