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The specific heat capacity of oxygen is 918 J/kg °C. That means that it takes 918 J of energy to raise _____ kg of oxygen by 1°C. What number completes the sentence?

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The specific heat capacity of oxygen is 918 J/kg °C. That means that it takes 918 J of energy to raise _____ kg of oxygen by 1°C. What number completes the sentence?

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The number that completes the sentence is 1. The specific heat capacity is defined as the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of a certain amount of a substance by a certain temperature. In this case, it takes 918 J of energy to raise 1 kg of oxygen by 1°C.

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