The heat necessary to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a material by 1˚C is called the specific heat capacity, or the specific heat, usually designated by the symbol c. Thus, by definition, water has a specific heat of: c = 1 kcal/kg·˚C. Specific heat varies from substance to substance (see Appendix A, Table A4), and varies with temperature. For example, the specific heat of water varies by about 1% between 0˚C and 100˚C, reaching a minimum of 35˚C. This variation must be taken into account for a precise definition of the calorie: a calorie is the heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 g of water from say

[(38 g) (1.00 cal/g-C˚-1) + (276 g ) (0.092 cal/g-C˚-1) + (6 g) (0.106 cal/g-C˚-1) + (0.440 cm3) (0.46 cal/(cm3 ˚C))] 5.1˚C

Volume specific heat of the therm. (Ct) 0.46 cal/(cm3 ˚C)

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