Question
Specific heat of a substance is depends on ?
(A) Quantity of the above
(B) Temprature
(C) Nature of the material
(D) none
(A) Quantity of the above
(B) Temprature
(C) Nature of the material
(D) none
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The specific heat of a substance primarily depends on:
(C) Nature of the material
While temperature can affect specific heat to some extent (particularly in gases), the inherent characteristics of the substance being measured (its chemical structure and phase) are the main factors that determine its specific heat capacity. Quantity (mass) of the substance does not affect the specific heat itself but does influence the total heat required to change the temperature of a given mass.
(C) Nature of the material
While temperature can affect specific heat to some extent (particularly in gases), the inherent characteristics of the substance being measured (its chemical structure and phase) are the main factors that determine its specific heat capacity. Quantity (mass) of the substance does not affect the specific heat itself but does influence the total heat required to change the temperature of a given mass.