alleryStart learning →What does specific heat measure?
AHeat to raise a mole by 1 K
BHeat needed to melt one gram
CHeat to raise a sample by 1 K
DHeat to raise unit mass by 1 K
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Heat to raise unit mass by 1 K
Specific heat is the heat needed to raise the temperature of unit mass by one degree Celsius or one kelvin.
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