The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius, equal to about 4.19 joules.
The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree Celsius.
unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1C at atmospheric pressure
a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure
unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure
a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food
