Specific heat
Thermal capacity
Water equivalent
None of the above
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The heat required to raise the temperature of a body by 1 K is called thermal capacity. In other words, when q is the heat supplied to the body and the temperature raises by 1 K, then the thermal capacity of body is q.
option B is correct
The heat required to raise the temperature of a body by 1 Kelvin is termed to be the capacity of that body for a thermal change, so it is called thermal capacity or the heat capacity.
Note that's different from specific heat capacity which is the heat required to raised a temperature of 1gram by 1 degree kelvin
The correct answer is: B. Thermal capacity
Explanation:
Thermal capacity (also known as heat capacity) is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a body by 1 kelvin (K) or 1 degree Celsius (°C).
Specific heat refers to the heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of a substance by 1K.
Water equivalent is a term used to describe the mass of water that would absorb the same amount of heat as the object for the same temperature rise.
So, the best choice here is B. Thermal capacity.
