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QuizMultiple Choice

Temperature and Heat

Question 6 • 25-26 CHEMISTRY IN THE EARTH SYSTEM S1

What are the units for measuring specific heat?

Answer
A
degrees Celsius per gram
B
joules per degrees Celsius
C
joules per gram degree Celsius
D
degrees Celsius per joule gram

Explanation

Specific heat is the heat energy needed to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by one degree Celsius. Its units are therefore joules per gram per degree Celsius, written J/(g·°C). Choice C, “joules per gram degree Celsius,” gives these units.

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