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What is heat capacity?

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Heat capacity,ratio of heat absorbed by a material to the temperature change. it is usually expressed as calories per degree in terms of the actual amount of material being considered,most commonly applied mole ( the molecular weight in gram).The heat capacity in calories per gram is called specific heat.

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The heat capacity or thermal capacity of a material is a physical property defined as the quantity of heat to be supplied to a given mass of a material in order to alter the temperature of the unit. Joule per kelvin is the SI unit of heat power. A detailed property is heat power. Heat capacity is defined as the quantity of heat needed to increase the temperature of the material mass by 1 °C.

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