The amount of heat is often measured in calories. If I add 3 calorie of heat energy to 1 gram of water, the temperature of the water will decrease by 1° stay the same, since water has a very high specific increase by 3° increase by 3° decrease by 2°C

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The amount of heat is often measured in calories. If I add 3 calorie of heat energy to 1 gram of water, the temperature of the water will

  1. decrease by 1°
  2. stay the same, since water has a very high specific
  3. increase by 3°
  4. increase by 3°
  5. decrease by 2°C
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