Question

what are the factors affect the specific heat of a substance?explain detailed way

Answer 1

This quantity is known as the specific heat capacity (or simply, the specific heat), which is the heat capacity per unit mass of a material . Experiments show that the transferred heat depends on three factors: (1) The change in temperature, (2) the mass of the system, and (3) the substance and phase of the substance .

Answer 2

"The following factors affect the "specific heat of a substance":

1) Rate of change of temperature:

       The "specific heat of a substance" increases with increase in temperature for that substance.

2) Mass of the system:

       The "specific heat of a substance" increases with increase in mass of that substance. This is due to increase in total number of atoms for a given volume of the substance.

3) Type and phase of substance:

The specific heat of a substance depends on the type and which phase the substance exists in. The specific heat is higher when more tightly packed atoms such as in solids,.

The total relation is given by,

$\mathrm{Q}=\mathrm{m} \mathrm{C} \Delta \mathrm{T}$

Where, Q is heat transfer

m is mass of the substance

$\Delta T$ is change in temperature

C is specific heat"