Question

What is heat?What are it's units?​

Answer 1

heat is a form of energy therefore the unit of heat is the same as that of energy has the CGS unit of heat is erg and its SI unit is Joule

relationship between Joule and erg is --

`10 J = 10⁷ erg`

other unit of heat are calories kilocolries

`relationship \: between \: calorie \: and \: joule </p><p>1 calorie = 4 .18 \: j(or \: nearly \: 4.2 \: j \: ) \\ \\ 1 \: kilocalorie \: = 4.18 \: * 10 \: cube \: j`

Answer 2

As a form of energy, heat has the unit joule (J). The standard unit for the rate of heat transferred is the watt (W), defined as one joule per second.