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Specific heat & specific entropy

joule per kilogram-kelvinJ/(kg·K)

The SI unit of specific heat capacity and specific entropy.

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

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 J/(kg·K) = 1 J/(kg·K)
Conversion type
linear
Aliases
J/kgK, joules per kilogram kelvin

Same dimension

Related units

calorie per gram-°Csi acceptedcal/(g·°C)BTU per pound-°Fimperial usBTU/(lb·°F)

Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 J/(kg·K) = 1 J/(kg·K)

Exact relationship

10 J/(kg·K) = 10 J/(kg·K)

Exact relationship