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Quick questions on Heat capacity and changes of state: N(A)-Level Physics thermal
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What is specific heat capacity?Show answer
Some materials heat up easily, others need a lot of energy. The specific heat capacity, , is the energy needed to raise the temperature of one kilogram of a substance by one degree Celsius.
What is latent heat?Show answer
The energy needed to change the state of a substance without changing its temperature is called latent heat ("latent" means hidden):
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