Define specific heat capacity of a substance. Mention its unit.

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Specific Heat Capacity is amount of heat required to raise the temperature of unit mass of a substance by 1 Kelvin.
SI unit of specific heat capacity = Joule per kilogram per kelvin $(J K g^{- 1} K^{- 1})$

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