Question #962b9
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The material/substance property that doesn't depend on mass is the specific heat capacity
Explanation:
When one refers to this value, he usually refers to the specific heat capacity, since it's a way of measuring how much heat "fits" in a mass, so it's more like a substance property than a certain situation. The known equation that gives heat
shows that heat depends on mass. However, reversing the equation, one can obtain:
while the equation is true, to say that
The heat capacity of a system however, doesn't actually give attention to the mass, yielding:
Where if one wants to link the specific capacity to the mass must take note that:
This holds true for many thermodynamic properties and the specific values are used most of the time. Examples are:
Enthalpy
Entropy
Volume