alleryStart learning →Specific heat is an intensive property, meaning what matters is:
ANeither type nor amount
BThe type of substance only
CThe amount of substance only
DBoth the type and amount
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The type of substance only
1. An intensive property does not change when you take a bigger sample.
2. Specific heat is an intensive property, so the type, but not the amount, of the substance is all that matters.
3. That is why specific heat is quoted per gram.
4. Heat capacity, which does scale with amount, is the extensive counterpart.
_Source: OpenStax Chemistry 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 5 'Thermochemistry', sections 5.1-5.3_
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