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Statement 1: Heat capacity/Thermal capacity of a substance depends on mass of substance.
Statement 2: Specific heat capacity of a substance is independent of mass of substance.

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Statement 1 is correct, statement 2 is incorrect.
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Statement 1 is incorrect, statement 2 is correct.
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Both statements are correct.
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Both statements are incorrect.
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Solution

The correct option is C Both statements are correct.
We know,
Heat capacity is defined as amount of heat (Q) required to raise the temperature of the whole body of mass m through 1C or 1 K.
It depends on mass of substance.
But,
Specific heat of substance is equal to heat gain or released by that substance to raise or fall its temperature by 1 C for a unit mass of substance.
It is independent of mass of substance.

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