Question

What is the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water 1 degree celsius.

Answer 1

What is the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water 1 degree celsius ?
1 calorie will raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius.
1 Calorie will raise the temperature of 1 Kg of water 1 degree C

Calorie with a capital C is 1000 calories or a Kilocalorie , Kcal

Kcal or Calorie is the unit used to measure the energy in food.

Answer 2

Answer: 1 calorie

Explanation:

The specific heat capacity of a material is the energy needed to increase one kilogram of a material by one degree Celsius.

Different materials needs different amount of heat for raising the temperature also different amount of heat is released by different substances.

The amount of heat required to increase temperature the temperature of one kg of water by 1 degree Celsius is 4200 J.