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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 1.996kJkg-1K-1

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