What is the specific heat of steam?

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Specific heat :
The quantity of heat required to increase the temperature of certain material in a specific form by one degree Celsius.
Specific heat is commonly measured in calories or joules per gram per Celsius degree.
Specific heat of steam :
For water vapor (steam) specific heat is $1.996 {kJkg}^{- 1} K^{- 1}$

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