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Specific Heat Capacity

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Specific heat capacity is the heat needed to raise one gram of a substance by one degree, depending only on the substance.

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A small and a large iron pan yield the same specific heat for iron, though their heat capacities differ fivefold.

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Specific heat capacity is intensive — fixed for a substance regardless of how large or small the sample is.