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Explain the differences between ‘latent heat’ and ‘specific heat capacity’

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Specific heat: = energy required to change a unit mass of a material by 1°C. Units: energy per unit mass per degree.

Latent heat = energy required to change the state (gas, liquid, solid) of a unit mass of material. Units: energy per unit mass.

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