O-LevelPhysicsThermal Physics5054/11 · May/June 2021 · Q181 Mark

What is the heat capacity of a body?

Athe amount of thermal energy that the body can absorb without melting

Bthe amount of thermal energy required to raise the temperature of the body by 1.0°C

Cthe amount of thermal energy required to raise the temperature of 1.0 kg of the body by 1.0°C

Dthe amount of thermal energy required to raise the temperature of 1.0 m³ of the body by 1.0°C

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B: the amount of thermal energy required to raise the temperature of the body by 1.0°C

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Topic: Thermal Physics, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source: O-Level Physics, May/June 2021 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 18.

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