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Question
Heat capacity of a body is the ______.
Options
energy needed to melt a body without change in its temperature
energy needed to raise the temperature of a body by 1°C
increase in volume of the body when its temperature increases by 1°C
total amount of internal energy that is constant
Solution
Heat capacity of a body is the energy needed to raise the temperature of a body by 1°C.
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