Question

How many calories would be needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water from 85 degrees C to 100 degrees C, without changing state?

Answer 1

Thus the “15° calorie” (also called the gram-calorie, or small calorie) was defined as the amount of heat that will raise the temperature of 1 gram of water from 14.5° to 15.5° C—equal to 4.1855 joules.

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