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Question
The specific heat capacity of water is ______.
Options
4200 Jkg-1K-1
420 Jg-1K-1
0.42 Jg-1K-1
4.2 Jkg-1K-1
Solution
The specific heat capacity of water is 4200 Jkg-1K-1.
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Given below are observations on molar specific heats at room temperature of some common gases.
| Gas |
Molar specific heat (Cv) (cal mol–1 K–1) |
| Hydrogen | 4.87 |
| Nitrogen | 4.97 |
| Oxygen | 5.02 |
| Nitric oxide | 4.99 |
| Carbon monoxide | 5.01 |
| Chlorine | 6.17 |
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[Use: Specific heat capacity of water = 4200 Jkg-1K-1, Latent heat of ice = 3.5 × 105 Jkg-1]
