If you wanted to know how much the temperature of a particular piece of material would rise when a known amount of heat was added to it,which of the following quantities would be most helpful to know?
A)initial temperature
B)specific heat
C)density
D)coefficient of linear expansion
E)thermal conductivity

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Specific heat is the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of a unit mass of a substance by one degree Celsius. Knowing the specific heat of a material would enable us to calculate how much its temperature would increase when a certain amount of heat energy is added to it. The initial temperature is also important, but it does not provide direct information about how much the temperature will rise. Density, coefficient of linear expansion, and thermal conductivity are not directly relevant to calculating the temperature increase under these circumstances.

If You Wanted to Know How Much the Temperature of a Particular