Question

State in brief, the meaning of each of the following:

The heat capacity of a body is $50{\mathrm{J}}^{\circ }{\mathrm{C}}^{-1}$

Answer 1

1. The heat capacity of a substance can be defined as the amount of heat required to change its temperature by one degree.
2. The heat capacity of a body $50{\mathrm{J}}^{\circ }{\mathrm{C}}^{-1}$ means that 50 joules of heat is required to change its temperature by $1^{\circ }\mathrm{C}$.