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The specific heat of a substance is the number of calories needed to raise the temperature of one gram by 1oC. Because one degree on the Celsius scale is equal to one Kelvin, specific heats in the metric system can be reported in units of either cal/g-oC or cal/g-K.
Just so, how do you convert grams to J kg?
cal/g↔J/g 1 cal/g = 4.1868 J/g. cal/g↔J/kg 1 cal/g = 4186.799993 J/kg.
Similarly, what is J kg K?
A joule per kilogram per kelvin (J/kg·K) is a SI derived unit of specific heat capacity. A material has the heat capacity of 1 J/kg·K if heat energy of one joule is required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of this material by one kelvin.
The specific heat is the amount of heat per unit mass required to raise the temperature by one degree Celsius. The specific heat of water is 1 calorie/gram °C = 4.186 joule/gram °C which is higher than any other common substance.