Question

Water equivalent of a body is measured in

• A. kg
• B. calorie
• C. kelvin
• D. m${}^3$

Answer 1

The correct option is A kg

Water equivalent of a given body is the amount of water whose temperature could be raised through 1K ( or $1^{o}C$) by the heat required to raise the temperature of the body through 1K ( or $1^{o}C$).
Alternatively,
Water equivalent of a given body is that mass of water whose heat capacity is equal to the heat capacity of the given body.