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How is heat capacity different from specific heat (specific heat capacity)?

April 26, 2017different heat

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How is heat capacity different from specific heat (specific heat capacity)?

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The heat capacity of a substance is the amount of heat required to change its temperature by one degree, and has units of energy per degree. Specific heat (also called specific heat capacity) is the amount of heat required to change the temperature of one unit of mass of a substance by one degree, and has units of energy per mass per degree.