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is specific heat a intesive property
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Yes — specific heat (specific heat capacity) is an intensive property.
Explanation: an intensive property does not depend on the amount of substance. Specific heat is given per unit mass (J/kg·K) or per mole (J/mol·K), so its value is characteristic of the material (and of conditions like temperature or phase) rather than of how much of the material you have. By contrast, heat capacity (total heat required to change the temperature of a sample) is an extensive property.
Explanation: an intensive property does not depend on the amount of substance. Specific heat is given per unit mass (J/kg·K) or per mole (J/mol·K), so its value is characteristic of the material (and of conditions like temperature or phase) rather than of how much of the material you have. By contrast, heat capacity (total heat required to change the temperature of a sample) is an extensive property.
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