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  1. In physics, the quantity of heat required to
  2. raise the temperature of a substance by one
  3. degree. The specific heat capacity of a
  4. substance is the heat capacity per unit of
  5. mass, measured in joules per kilogram per
  6. kelvin (J kg^-1 K^-1).
  7.