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State two differences between Heat Capacity and Specific Heat Capacity.


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Differences between Heat Capacity and Specific Heat Capacity are:

Heat Capacity Specific Heat Capacity
The amount of heat required to change the temperature of a substance by one degree is called the heat capacity of the substance.The amount of heat required to change the heat content of exactly 1 gram of a material by exactly 1°C is called the specific heat capacity.
It depends on the mass of the material. It is independent of the mass of the material.

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