alleryStart learning →The heat Q transferred to change a substance's temperature depends on which three factors?
AMass, specific heat, and temperature change
BVolume, pressure, and specific heat
CMass, density, and temperature change
DSpecific heat, volume, and pressure change
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Mass, specific heat, and temperature change
1. The heat needed to change a substance's temperature depends on the mass of the substance, the size of the temperature change, and a physical property tied to its phase.
2. That physical property is specific heat, so the three factors are mass, specific heat, and temperature change.
3. Volume and pressure are not part of the Q = mcΔT relationship.
4. Density is related to mass and volume together, but the direct factors named are mass, specific heat, and temperature change, not density.
5. So mass, specific heat, and temperature change are correct.
_Source: OpenStax Physics (CC BY 4.0), Ch 11 "Thermal Energy, Heat, and Work", section 11.2 Heat, Specific Heat, and Heat Transfer_
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