Why can a substance's specific heat capacity change as the substance changes temperature? (For instance, consider water?)
1 Answer
Feb 13, 2017
It does not change.
Explanation:
You may be thinking about a phase change, during which the temperature of the substance does not change while heat is being adsorbed or released.
- Heat capacity is the amount of heat needed to change a substances’ temperature by
#1^o# C or#1^o# K. Specific heat is the heat needed to change 1g of substances’ temperature by#1^o# C or#1^o# K. - Heat capacity is dependent on the amount of substance, but specific heat capacity is independent of it.
http://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-heat-capacity-and-vs-specific-heat/
Neither changes with a change in temperature.