What is heat capacity?

  • A
    The amount of heat required to increase the temperature of $1 \ g$ of a substance by $1 \ K$.
  • B
    The amount of heat required to increase the temperature of a given quantity of a substance by $1 \ K$.
  • C
    The amount of heat required to increase the temperature of $1 \ mole$ of a substance by $1 \ K$.
  • D
    The total energy of a system at constant pressure.

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