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Question
(i) State whether the specific heat capacity of a substance remains the same when its state changes from solid to liquid.
(ii) Give one example to support your answer.
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Solution
(i) No.
(ii) Specific heat of water 4.187 KJ/kg K
Specific heat of ice 2.103 KJ/kg K
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