Question

State the meaning of the following statement:

The heat capacity of a body is $50J/\left(°C\right)$

Answer 1

1. The heat capacity of a body is the quantity of energy needed to raise its temperature by $1°C$.
2. The specific heat capacity of a substance is the quantity of energy needed to raise the temperature of $1kg$of the substance by $1°C$ .
3. Thus, when we say that the heat capacity of a body is $50J/\left(°C\right)$ then it is the amount of energy needed to raise its temperature by $1°C$.