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What determines the specific heat of a substance?
Is the specific heat of a substance constant, or does it change with temperature?
The specific heat of a substance can change with temperature. This is particularly true for phase changes, where a substance changes state from solid to liquid or liquid to gas. Different materials will have different specific heat values in each phase, and the specific heat can also change as the substance is heated or cooled within each phase.