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What is meant by the phrase specific heat capacity? What is the value for the specific heat capacity of water (the unit should be J/g C)?

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The specific heat capacity of a substance is the amount of heat required to raise one gram of the substance by one degree Celsius.

The SHC of water: 4.179 J/g C

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