Axis

Specific heat & specific entropy

calorie per gram-°Ccal/(g·°C)

Specific heat in thermochemical calories per gram per degree.

Dimension
L²/T⁻²·Θ
Canonical signature
L^2*T^-2*Θ^-1
System
si accepted
Exactness
Exact

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 cal/(g·°C) = 4,184 J/(kg·K)
Conversion type
linear
Aliases
cal/g C

Same dimension

Related units

joule per kilogram-kelvinsiJ/(kg·K)BTU per pound-°Fimperial usBTU/(lb·°F)

Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 cal/(g·°C) = 4,184 J/(kg·K)

Exact relationship

10 cal/(g·°C) = 41,840 J/(kg·K)

Exact relationship