Physics 5054 · O Level · Specific heat capacity

Specific heat capacity — practice question

What does the term heat capacity of a body mean?

  • Athe amount of thermal energy that the body can absorb without melting
  • Bthe amount of thermal energy required to raise the temperature of the body by $1.0^\circ\text{C}$
  • Cthe amount of thermal energy required to raise the temperature of $1.0\,\text{kg}$ of the body by $1.0^\circ\text{C}$
  • Dthe amount of thermal energy required to raise the temperature of $1.0\,\text{m}^3$ of the body by $1.0^\circ\text{C}$

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