Explain molar heat capacity and specific heat capacity.
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Answer
Molar heat capacity : Amount of energy required to increase the temperature of one mole of substance by $1^{\circ} C$ or 1 K is known as molar heat capacity i.e. it is heat capacity of one mole of substance. $ C_m=\frac{C}{n} $ where $n =$ number of moles. Specific heat capacity (C) : Amount of energy required to increase the temperature of 1 gm of any substance by $1^{\circ} C$, is known as specific heat capacity. Energy required to increase the temperature of substance (q) $ \begin{array}{l} q=c \times m \times \Delta T \\ q=C \Delta T \end{array} $ Here $C = cm$ $m =$ mass of substance, $\Delta T =$ change in temperature, $c =$ specific heat
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