Specific heat is a measure of the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of a unit mass of a substance by one degree Celsius or Kelvin.
It quantifies a material’s ability to store or release thermal energy. Substances with higher specific heat require more energy to change temperature, while those with lower specific heat heat up or cool down more quickly.
This property is crucial in fields like thermodynamics and engineering, influencing the design of systems for efficient heat exchange and storage in various industrial and environmental applications.
