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which refers to the amount of heat required to change the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by 1°c and is related to the chemical composition of the substance?
thermal energy
specific heat
activation heat
boiling point
Thermal energy is the total kinetic energy of a substance's particles. Activation heat is related to the energy needed to start a chemical reaction. Boiling point is the temperature at which a substance changes from liquid to gas. Specific heat is defined as the amount of heat required to change the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by 1°C and varies based on the substance's chemical composition.
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B. Specific heat