To calculate the heat absorbed or released, you need to measure what

Question

A. Mass, volume, change in temperature

B. Mass, specific heat, change in temperature

C. Specific heat, change in temperature, time to heat

D. Mass, specific heat, time to heat

Answer 1

It isn't A because you don't need to measure the volume (unless you know the density and can then find mass)

It normally would be B, BUT when there is a phase change, you do NOT need to measure change in temp.

It isn't C because you do not need to measure the time to heat

It isn't D because you do not need to measure time to heat

PS. I think this is a poorly written question and is somewhat ambiguous. Further, are we looking for what we need to "measure", or what we need to "know"?