The specific heat capacity of a body depends on the

A) heat given

B) temperatures raised

C) mass of the body

D) material of the body

According to the definition, the specific heat capacity of a body is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of unit mass of the body by 1°C (or 1 K).

• The specific heat of a body depends only on the material from which it is made.
• It does not depend on the total heat supplied, because specific heat is defined as the heat required per unit mass for a 1°C rise.
• It also does not depend on the temperature rise itself, since the measurement is standardized for a unit rise in temperature.
• Similarly, it does not depend on the mass of the body, because the definition already considers unit mass.

Thus, since the amount of heat required differs from one material to another, the specific heat capacity depends solely on the material of the body.

Therefore, the correct answer is option (D).