Define the unit of heat and one calorie heat.

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Answer: The unit of heat in the SI system is Joule while that in the CGS unit, it is denoted in calories. One calorie is equivalent to 4.18 Joule. One calorie heat is the heat that is required to increase the temperature of 1 gm of water through 1°C.

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