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Which refers to the amount of heat required to change the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by 1°C and is related to the chemical composition of the substance?

Thermal energy
Specific heat
Activation heat

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Specific heat.

Specific heat (specific heat capacity) is the heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by 1°C (commonly expressed in J/(g·°C) or J/(kg·K)). It depends on the substance's chemical composition and structure.

(For clarity: thermal energy is the total internal energy from particle motion, and activation heat refers to activation energy needed to start a chemical reaction.)