Heat raises the temperature of the material. If the change is small then there is only a physical change and allowing the material to return to its original temperature will return it to its original physical state.
However, too much heat can result in chemical changes which are usually not reversible. For example, if you heat a piece of plastic enough it will crumple into a charred mass. That charred mass will not return to the pristine plastic.
There is no change; specific heat is an intensive property of a material, independent of the amount.
When the material does not change, the energy from the light is typically absorbed and converted into heat within the material.
Heat of fusion.
The energy required to change the temperature of a material is known as heat, often quantified using the specific heat capacity of the material. This specific heat capacity indicates how much energy is needed to raise the temperature of a unit mass of the substance by one degree Celsius (or Kelvin). The relationship can be expressed by the formula ( Q = mc\Delta T ), where ( Q ) is the heat energy, ( m ) is the mass of the material, ( c ) is the specific heat capacity, and ( \Delta T ) is the change in temperature.
The change in temperature of a material due to heat energy depends on the specific heat capacity of the material. Different materials have different specific heat capacities, which determine how much heat energy is needed to raise their temperature by a certain amount.
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Heat of Fusion
You heat it until you reach the material's smelting point.
It is the latent heat of liquefaction.
endothermic
The ability of a material to absorb heat is known as its specific heat capacity. This property determines how much heat energy is required to raise the temperature of the material by a certain amount. Materials with higher specific heat capacities can absorb more heat without experiencing a large temperature change.
The amount of heat needed to change 1 kg of a material from liquid to vapor at a constant temperature is called the latent heat of vaporization. This value varies depending on the material and is typically provided in joules/kg.