Question

The amount of energy that must be absorbed or lost to raise or lower the temperature of 1 g of liquid water by 1°C _____.

a. depends on the initial temperature of the water sample is 1 kilocalorie
b. is 1,000 kilocalories
c. is 1 calorie
d. is 1,000 joules
e. is 1,000 calories

Answer 1

Answer:

c

Explanation:

1 calorie = 4.184J/g×°C

This also happens to be the specific heat capacity of water, which is the amount of energy it takes to raise the temperature of 1mL of water by 1°C