Question

What is the differance between specific heat capacity and heat capacity?

Answer 1

Answer:

Two difference between Heat Capacity and Specific Heat Capacity are :

(1) : Heat Capacity of the substance is defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of the substance by 1

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C whereas Specific Heat Capacity is defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature by 1

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C of unit mass of substance.

(2) : Specific Heat Capacity does not depend on mass of substance whereas Heat Capacity depends on mass of substance.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Heat capacity is the ratio of the amount of heat energy transferred to an object to the resulting increase in its temperature. ... Specific heat capacity is a measure of the amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one gram of a pure substance by one degree K.