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Complete the following sentence.
The specific heat capacity of a substance is the amount of energy required to
change the ....
of one kilogram of the
substance by one degree Celsius.

fill in the ...

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Answer:

temperature

Step-by-step explanation:

The specific heat capacity of a substance is the amount of energy required to change the temperature of one kilogram of the substance by one degree Celsius.

  • This quantity is an intensive property of matter and it has very significant effect on matter behaves.
  • A body with a large specific heat capacity will require a high amount of heat to cause significant increase in its temperature. An example is water.
  • Conductors generally have low specific heat capacity.
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