Define water equivalent of a body .also give its units
Asked by lovemaan5500 | 23rd Nov, 2017, 07:14: AM
Expert Answer:
The product of the mass of a substance by its specific heat equal numerically to the mass of water that is equivalent in thermal capacity to the substance is known as water equivalent of that substance
SI Units :- [ Specific heat × mass ] = J/(kgK) × kg = J/kg
Answered by | 27th Nov, 2017, 03:31: PM
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