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What is the definition of specific heat capacity?

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Internal energy and energy transfers

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What is the definition of specific heat capacity?.

  1. A.The energy needed to raise the temperature of one kilogram of a substance by one degree Celsius
  2. B.The energy needed to change the state of one kilogram of a substance with no change in temperature
  3. C.The total energy of all particles in a system
  4. D.The energy required to heat a substance to its boiling point

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