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The amount of energy it takes to change the temperature of a substance by a certain amount.
How much energy it takes to heat a substance ~APEX
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∙ 8y ago"Specific heat" is a measurement of the enthalpy of a system per unit mass relative to some standard state. Commonly, the "Standard", i.e. reference state, is a temperature of 273.15 K (0 °C, 32 °F) and an absolute pressure of exactly 100,000 Pa (1 bar, 14.5 psi, 0.9869 atm) with the system in the phase it assumes under those conditions (e.g.. solid for iron, gas for oxygen, liquid for water).
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∙ 9y agoThe specific heat is the ratio between the absorbed heat and the increase in temperature; the unit in SI is J/K.
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∙ 9y agoThe unit in SI is J/K.
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How To calculate Specific Heat of A compound Such as NaOH?
Specific heat is the measure of energy it takes to raise a unit mass in temperature by one degree Celsius. When measuring a compound that is water soluble, heat it separately to a specific range, then use the liquid to calculate the amount of heat that was used.
Specific heat and latent heat of LPG?
specific heat of lpg
How do you measure conduction of heat?
Heat, as distinct from temperature, can only be measured using a medium, ie a substance of known specific heat. Then by measuring its temperature the amount of heat can be calculated. Water is the easiest to use, at least up to its boiling point, and by definition, a rise of 1 deg C per gram of water is 1 calorie. One of the most frequent needs to measure heat is in power stations or industrial processes which use water or steam. If you are working out heat flow using steam you have to use steam tables which are calculated giving the heat content per unit mass of steam at various pressures and temperatures. Sometimes you would need to measure heat flows in other fluids, such as at an oil refinery, then you would have to know the specific heat (that is the heat per degree of temperature) of the fluid being handled.
Which of the following would be the best material to use for making tea kettles A copper specific heat 380 B iron specific heat 450 C graphite specific heat 710 D aluminum specific heat 920?
aluminium
Describe how you could determine the specific heat of a metal?
You would do a calorimetry experiment. There are a number of ways to do this depending on what type of material you have. Essentially, you add a known amount of heat to an object, and you measure the temperature change (the mass of the object must be known, and also it must be as well insulated as possible.See the Web Links for more information about calorimetry experiments.joules_____________(celcius)(grams)
How do you measure specific heat?
With a thermometer.
What can specific heat be used to measure change in?
Specific heat can be used to measure changes in thermal energy by using the equation: Change in thermal energy = mass x Change in temperature x specific heat
How do you measure specific heat at home?
use a thermometer and measure lol
How are specific heat of water and ice the same?
That is how specific heat is defined. When you measure something you have to measure it relative to some point of reference. In specific heat it was agreed upon that water was to be the standard and its specific heat would be one. Therefore everything else is measured relative to water.
What is the unit of measure for specific heat?
it is in joules. 03o
Is the unit of measure for specific heat?
it is in joules. 03o
What is the specific heat a measure of?
Specific heat means, how much heat is required to heat a certain mass of something by 1 degree K. For example the specific heat of water is 1 cal/(g*K) (4.184 J/(g*K)).
What is specific heat a measure of?
The amount of energy it takes to change the temperature of a substance by a certain amount. How much energy it takes to heat a substance ~APEX
What is the measure of how much heat will raise the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1 degrees c?
The specific heat of the substance.
What is specific heat capacity and what does it measure?
Specific heat capacity(q) is the amount of heat needed to raise a tamperature of a body with mass of 1kg by 1K or 1 decree celcius. The formuale to calculate it is c(specific heat capacity) = Q/mass x change in temperature.
How To calculate Specific Heat of A compound Such as NaOH?
Specific heat is the measure of energy it takes to raise a unit mass in temperature by one degree Celsius. When measuring a compound that is water soluble, heat it separately to a specific range, then use the liquid to calculate the amount of heat that was used.
What substance helps measure specific heats?
Specific Heat is the energy required to raise 1 g of any specific object by 1 degree Celsius.
