Calories (15 °C, NBS 1939)
The National Bureau of Standards (NBS, now known as The National Institute of Standards and Technology) defined the cal15 as being the ammount of energy needed to warm 1g of water from 14.5°C to 15.5°C
The National Bureau of Standards (NBS, now known as The National Institute of Standards and Technology) defined the cal15 as being the ammount of energy needed to warm 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