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Distinguish between a calorie and a joule.

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Distinguish between a calorie and a joule.

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The two different units of measuring heat in physics are Calorie and joule.

One calorie is the amount of energy required to raise 1 gram of water by 1 degree celsius. The other unit used to measure heat is Joules, it is the SI unit.

They are related as                        1 calorie =4.184 Joules

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