J/(kg·°C)
joule per kilogram-Celsius
Specific heat capacityexact by definition
The joule per kilogram-Celsius is numerically identical to the joule per kilogram-kelvin, because a Celsius degree and a kelvin are the same size and specific heat is defined per degree of change, not per degree of position. Water is about 4182 J/(kg·°C) at room temperature.
Watch out: The two labels are interchangeable and the factor is exactly 1. Anyone who "converts" between J/(kg·K) and J/(kg·°C) has misread the quantity as a temperature rather than a temperature interval.
| 1 J/(kg·°C) | 1 J/(kg·K) |
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