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What is the difference between Specific Heat and Heat capacity?
The difference between Specific Heat and Heat capacity are as follow:
Basis of Comparison | Specific Heat | Heat capacity |
Definition | It is the amount of heat required to increase the temperature of a substance having mass 1kg or 1g by 1 degree Celsius (°C) or 1 Kelvin (K). | It is the amount of heat required to increase the temperature of a substance to 1 degree Celsius (°C) or 1 Kelvin (K). |
Mass | Independent of the mass. | Directly proportional to the mass of the object. |
S.I Units | $Jk{g}^{-1}{K}^{-1}$ | $J/K$ |
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