The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1g of water by 1°C is known as a
A)Btu
B)calorie
C)Calorie
D)Joule

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The unit of heat required to raise the temperature of 1g of water by 1°C is known as a calorie (lowercase c). A Btu (British thermal unit) is a unit of energy used in the United States and is equal to approximately 1055 J (joules). A Calorie (uppercase C) is a unit of energy commonly used in nutrition to describe the energy content of foods, and is equal to 1000 calories (lowercase c) or 4184 J (joules). While joules are a unit of energy, they are not commonly used to describe heat in the context of raising the temperature of water.

The Amount of Heat Required to Raise the Temperature of 1g