Question

The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a body by $1^{\circ }C$ is called its

• A. Latent heat
• B. Specific heat
• C. Thermal capacity
• D. Inertia

Answer 1

The correct option is C Thermal capacity

The correct answer is option(B).

The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a body of 1 Kg by 1° C is nothing but the Specific Heat of the body at a particular temperature

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As Thermal capacity is the amount of heat required to change the temperature of an object by certain degree.