The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gm of substance through 1°C is called as the ________ of the substance.

Explanation:

Specific heat:

• The specific heat is the amount of heat per unit mass required to raise the temperature by one degree Celsius.
• The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gm of substance through 1° C is called the specific heat of the substance.
• The relationship between heat and temperature change is usually expressed in the form shown below where c is the specific heat.
• The relationship does not apply if a phase change is encountered, because the heat added or removed during a phase change does not change the temperature.

Q = m × c × ΔT

Q = Heat transfer, m = mass, c = specific heat, ΔT = Change in temperature
Specific gravity:

• Relative density, or specific gravity, is the ratio of the density (mass of a unit volume) of a substance to the density of a given reference material.
• Specific gravity for liquids is nearly always measured with respect to water at its densest (at 4 °C or 39.2 °F); for gases, the reference is air at room temperature (20 °C or 68 °F).