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Specific Heat: (Characteristic for a substance)

The quantity of heat required to raise the

temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1º C.

Specific heat varies depending on:

• The type of the substance

• The physical state

Specific heat of ice differs than that of liquid water

Specific heat of water is greater than any other substance.

The quantity of required
heat to raise the temperature
of the substance by 1º C
will be large
If specific

heat is The elevation in temperature of
the substance is small when it
large gains a certain quantity of heat.

The substance takes long time to lose
the gained energy
“Cools slowly &Maintain temperature”

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