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I It is easy to measure how hot something is by using a thermometer. It is much more
difficult to measure how much heat energy is in something. However, we can measure
a how much energy is put into something. The amount of energy it takes to heat up 1 kg
of a substance by 1 °C is called the specific heat capacity of a substance.
S knowledge, numeracy
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