Who discovered the phenomenon of specific heat capacity and latent heat in thermodynamics? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Who discovered the phenomenon of specific heat capacity and latent heat in thermodynamics?
A. Joseph Black
B. Lord Kelvin
C. Antoine Lavoisier
D. James Joule
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Scottish chemist Joseph Black discovered latent heat and specific heat, laying foundations for thermodynamic science.

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Question #1
The periodic table of elements was first proposed in its widely recognized chronological form by whom?
A. Antoine Lavoisier
B. John Newlands
C. Henry Moseley
D. Dmitri Mendeleev

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Dmitri Mendeleev published the first widely recognized periodic table in 1869, arranging elements by atomic mass.

Question #2
The invention of the carbon filament telephone transmitter (microphone) that improved long-distance audio was done by whom?
A. Alexander Graham Bell
B. Nikola Tesla
C. Thomas Edison
D. David Edward Hughes

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Thomas Alva Edison invented the highly efficient carbon microphone, which became standard for telephone transmitters for decades.

Question #3
The invention of the first practical steam engine, the atmospheric engine, was completed by whom?
A. Thomas Savery
B. James Watt
C. Thomas Newcomen
D. George Stephenson

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Thomas Newcomen constructed the first practical piston-driven condensing atmospheric engine in 1712 to pump water from mines.