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Specific heat capacity is the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one mole of a substance by one degree Celsius. True False

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Answer: FALSE!!!

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specific heat capacity is the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one GRAM of a substance by on degree Celsius.

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Specific heat is the amount of heat per unit mass required to rise the temperature of a substance by one degree celsius.It is expressed in units of thermal energy per degree temperature.A calorimeter is used when measuring the heat capacity of a reaction.Molar heat capacity is amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a substance by one degree Celsius.

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