AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Specific heat capacity is the energy required to increase temperature of material of a certain mass by 1°C, in the unit of J/(kg·K).

Detailed explanation-2: -specific heat, the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by one Celsius degree. The units of specific heat are usually calories or joules per gram per Celsius degree.

Detailed explanation-3: -A calorie (cal) is the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1oC. For example, raising the temperature of 100g of water from 20oC to 22oC would require 100×2=200cal.

Detailed explanation-4: -Specific heat capacity is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of unit mass of a substance by 1∘C.

Detailed explanation-5: -The specific heat of a substance is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of the substance by one degree Celsius.