Question

The heat energy required to raise the temperature of 1 g of a substance by 1 °C is called

• A. Specific heat capacity
• B. Thermal capacity
• C. Water equivalent of calorimeter
• D. Specific latent heat of fusion

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Specific heat capacity

1. The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a unit mass of a substance through 1 °C or 1 K is called specific heat capacity (c).

Hence, the correct answer is (A) Specific heat capacity.