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Specific Heat Capacity

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More is the specific heat capacity of a substance, ......... is the temperature for a given amount of heat energy

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The correct option is B less
Answer is B
The specific heat is the amount of heat per unit mass required to raise the temperature $1^{o} C$ .
by definition we can see if the specific heat is high then heat required to raise the temperature by unit degree is high.

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