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What do you mean by Joule’ s mechanical equivalent of heat ?

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Whenever a given amount of work (W) is converted into heat, always the same amount of heat Q is produced. 

J = W/Q 

W = JQ 

The proportionally constant J is called Joule’s mechanical equivalent of heat. It may be defined as the amount of work that must be done to produce a unit quantity of heat.



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