Question

A piece of candy has 5 calories (or 5000 calories). if it could be burned, leaving nothing but carbon dioxide and water, how much heat would it give off?

Answer 1

A) 500 calories 
B)5000 joules
C) 5 kilocalories 

Answer is C

Answer 2

Answer:

5 kilocalories

Explanation:

The heat is a way of energy and it can be measured by calories, but the calories of the heat (thermal calories) are different for the food Calories.

1 food Calories = 1000 thermal calories

5 food Calories = 5000 calories = 5 kilocalories

Thus, when a piece of candy is totally burned, the thermal calorie presented in it will be released as heat.