Define the term specific heat capacity and state its S.I. unit.

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The specific heat capacity of a substance is the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of unit mass of that substance through by 1°C(or1K).
S.I. unit is joule per kilogram per kelvin (J/kgk).

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