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Amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a body through `1 K` is called its.

A

Water equivalent

B

Thermal capacity

C

Entropy

D

Specific heat

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B
`Q = m.cDelta theta`, if `Delta theta = 1K` then `Q = mc`= thermal capacity.
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