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Properties of Water

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The specific heat capacity of water is:
$1$ calorie $g^{- 1}$
$10$ calories $g^{- 1}$
$2$ calories $g^{- 1}$
$30$ calorie $g^{- 1}$

A

2

calories

g^{- 1}

B

1

calorie

g^{- 1}

C

10

calories

g^{- 1}

D

30

calorie

g^{- 1}

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The specific heat capacity of water is $1$ calorie $g^{- 1} .$

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