SpecificHeatCapacityandLatentHeatarefundamentalconceptsinthermodynamicsthatdescribehowsubstancesabsorbandreleaseheat.SpecificHeatCapacityreferstotheamountofheatenergyrequiredtoraisethetemperatureofaunitmassofasubstancebyonedegreeCelsius(orKelvin).Differentmaterialshavedifferentheatcapacities,meaningtheyabsorbheatatvaryingrates.Forexample,waterhasahighspecificheatcapacity,whichiswhyittakeslongertoheatupcomparedtometalslikeiron.LatentHeat,ontheotherhand,istheheatenergyabsorbedorreleasedduringaphasechange(e.g.,melting,boiling,orcondensation)withoutachangeintemperature.Therearetwomaintypes:-**LatentHeatofFusion**–energyinvolvedinmeltingorfreezing.-**LatentHeatofVaporization**–energyinvolvedinboilingorcondensing.Theseconceptsarecrucialinunderstandingenergytransferinprocesseslikeheating,cooling,andweathersystems.
