The amount of heat transferred from an object depends on which of the following?
a. the specific heat of the object
b. the initial temperature of the object
c. the mass of the object
d. all of the above

each chemical family is represented as a group or column on the periodic table. based on chemical properties, there are 6 types of chemical families. group 1 represents alkali metals, group 2 represents alkaline earth metals, groups 3 to 12 represent transition metals, groups 13 to 16 represent non-metals and other metals, group 17 represents halogens and group 18 represents noble gases.