ICSE Class 10 Physics 2018 Paper

Question : 66 of 78

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State two differences between "Heat Capacity" and "Specific Heat Capacity".

Solution:

The two difference between heat capacity and specific heat capacity are:

HeatCapacity	Specific Heat Capacity
1. It is the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of entire body by $1^{\circ}\,\mathrm{C}$ .	It is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of unit mass of the body by $1^{\circ}\,\mathrm{C}$ .
2. Its unit is $\mathrm{JK}^{-1}$ .	Its unit is $\mathrm{J}\,\mathrm{Kg}^{-1}\,\mathrm{K}^{-1}$ .

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