Calories (15°C,CIPM, 1950)
The International Committee for Weights and Measures have defined one cal15 is the ammount of heat energy needed to raise the temperature of 1g of water from 14.5°C to 15.5°C
The International Committee for Weights and Measures have defined one cal15 is the ammount of heat energy needed to raise the temperature of 1g of water from 14.5°C to 15.5°C
A calorie is the amount of energy it takes to warm 1 gram of water by 1° C. One calorie is equal to 4.184 joules