💡 Did You Know? Think of water. It can exist as ice, liquid water, or steam. As we add or take away heat, water changes between these states. But how much energy is needed? Let's delve deeper.

When you add the same amount of energy to two different solids with the same mass, don't expect both to heat up equally!

• Real World Example: It's like giving the same amount of food to two friends: one might remain hungry while the other feels full. Different materials, like different people, have varying appetites for energy!

There are two superheroes of energy transfer measurement

• Specific Heat Capacity: This is about how much energy a substance needs to change its temperature, without changing its state.
• For instance, heating water in a kettle without boiling it.
• Specific Latent Heat: This is when a substance changes its state, but its temperature remains steady.
• Like melting ice to water or boiling water into steam.