Question

The SI unit of specific heat capacity of a substance is _________.

Answer 1

The specific heat capacity of any substance is the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of a unit mass of the substance by $1°$.

SI unit for specific heat

1. The SI unit for specific heat is joule per kelvin per kilogram $J{K}^{-1}k{g}^{-1}$.

Thus, The SI unit of specific heat capacity of a substance is $\mathit{J}\mathbf{}{\mathit{K}}^{\mathbf{-}\mathbf{1}}\mathbf{}\mathit{k}{\mathit{g}}^{\mathbf{-}\mathbf{1}}$.