Question

The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a body by $1^0$ C is called ___________.

• A. latent heat
• B. specific heat
• C. thermal capacity
• D. none of these

Answer 1

The correct option is C thermal capacity

The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of body by $1^{o}C$ is called thermal capacity not specific heat.

As specific heat can be defined as energy required to raise the temp.erature of $1Kg$ of substance by $1^{o}C$.