Question

The degree of hotness or coldness of a body is called its ______________.

• A. Heat capacity
• B. Temperature
• C. Latent heat capacity
• D. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Temperature

Explanation for correct option

Option (B)

1. The property that tell us how hot or cold particular body is called its temperature, i.e., the degree of hotness or coldness of a body is called its temperature.

Explanation for incorrect options

Option (A), Heat capacity

1. When a given body is heated, it absorbs certain amount of heat energy for $1^{0}C$ rise in its temperature. The heat energy thus absorbed by it is known as its heat capacity.

Option (C), Latent heat capacity

1. The latent heat is normally expressed as the amount of heat (in units of joules or calories) per mole or unit mass of the substance undergoing a change of state.

Hence, option (B) is the correct answer.