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There are three things which determine the amount of heat in something. First, there is the mass (weight) of the something. The amount of heat will be linearly proportional to mass. Thus, twice as much mass means twice as much heat. Second, there is the specific heat of the something. The specific heat is the amount of heat required to raise one unit of mass by one degree Celsius. It differs for each material. In kilo Joules per kilogram for each degree Celsius or Kelvin, metals range from about 0.1 to about 1.9 and water is about 4.2. Thus water has a very high heat capacity. Energy involved in phase change, such as water to steam, or iron to molten iron, is not included here. Third is the temperature change.
Raising a kilogram of water from 20 degrees Celsius to 50 degrees Celsius would store about 4.2 x 30 = 126 kilo Joules.
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Measure of how much heat energy something contains?
It is measured in joules (J)
What is measured by how much matter it contains?
Mass measures the amount of matter in a sample.
What happens to your body when it contains too much water?
There is that much of it it evaporates by any source of heat
Does temperature transfer energy like heat dose?
Trick question. Temperature measures how much the molecules of a sample are jiggling, which is heat.
What is the word for how much energy something contains?
Potential energy.
How much matter something contains is its?
mass
What instrument that measures how much heat energy is stored in a substance is called a?
A calorimeter is an instrument that measures the amount of heat energy stored in a substance by determining the temperature change during a chemical reaction or physical process.
What causes is too much heat?
There is no such thing as "too much" heat. Heat is a form of energy it just IS. If something is too HOT then an excess of heat energy has been applied for the purpose intended.
What is the relationship between a thermometer and specific heat?
The relationship between a thermometer and specific heat is that specific heat is a property of a substance that determines how much heat energy is needed to change its temperature. A thermometer measures the temperature of a substance, which can be influenced by its specific heat.
Measure of how much matter something contains?
The measure of how much matter something contains is called mass. It is usually quantified in grams or kilograms. Mass is a fundamental property of an object, representing the amount of material present in it.
What is the difference of heat and heat capacity?
Heat capacity is the amount of heat something can take before it changes temperature by a degree. If we use water as an example, it is said to have a high heat capacity as you need to heat it a lot before it changes temperature at all. Latent means not yet existing. Latent heat is therefore referring to the amount of heat it would take something for it to change state. Water is said to have a high latent heat of vaporisation. That means that it takes a lot of heat to vaporise water. While heat capacity talks about how much heat something can take, latent heat talks about how much heat something requires to cause a change. Similar concepts but they have slight differences.
What is the relationship between thermal conductivity and specific heat in materials?
Thermal conductivity and specific heat are related but different properties of materials. Thermal conductivity measures how well a material can transfer heat, while specific heat measures how much heat a material can store. In general, materials with high thermal conductivity tend to have lower specific heat, and vice versa. This means that materials that are good at transferring heat quickly may not be as good at storing heat, and vice versa.
