Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · SI units

SI units — practice question

When the temperature is very near $0\,\text{K}$, the specific heat capacity of a certain solid obeys $c = bT^{3}$, with $T$ representing the thermodynamic temperature and $b$ being a constant for that solid. The SI unit for specific heat capacity is $\text{J kg}^{-1}\text{K}^{-1}$. What is the unit of constant $b$, written in SI base units?

  • A$\text{m}^{2}\text{ s}^{-2}\text{ K}^{-3}$
  • B$\text{m}^{2}\text{ s}^{-2}\text{ K}^{-4}$
  • C$\text{kg m}^{2}\text{ s}^{-2}\text{ K}^{-3}$
  • D$\text{kg m}^{2}\text{ s}^{-2}\text{ K}^{-4}$

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