The equation for specific heat is: C = q/temp. change x mass. C is a substance's specific heat, which is a constant for every substance. q is its heat capacity in joules, temp. change is the change in temperature in degrees Celsius, and mass is in grams.
Q=mCpdT. Q is the energy change, m is the mass of the object, Cp is the heat capacity of the object, and dT is the change in temperature.
The energy required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of that substance by 1K.
Heat capacity = mass x specific heat capacity
Specific heat is the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one kilogram of mass by 1 kelvin.
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Specific heat capacity is heat capacity per unit mass. So it depends on the exact alloy composity of your penny, and not on its size.In a typical US post-1962 penny, the specific heat capacity is about .39 kJ/kgKIn a US penny from 1864-1962, the specific heat capacity would be a little less than this. The same was true from 1837-1857.From 1793-1837, the specific heat capacity was about .39 kJ/kgK.
One calorie is needed to heat 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius
The amount of heat required to increase the temperature of the substance to 1 degree greater than that of the initial temperature of the body!
specific heat is the amount of heat to be absorbed required to raise a substance 1 degree celsius. And by heat being absorbed, i mean energy, because specific heat is measured in joules
Specific heat capacity is the heat capacity per unit mass, and is expressed as
specific heat capacity
To work out the specific heat capacity of fish source sauce you would need to first find out the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1g of the substance by 1oC
If the substance is water, this is the kilocalorie (1000 calories). One calorie is the heat to raise one gram of water by 1 deg C. Other substances don't have the same specific heat capacity as water, so you have to correct for that, first find out the heat capacity (specific heat) for the substance you are dealing with.
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A common substance with a high specific heat is water. There are a few substances that have a higher heat capacity than water, though, such as lithium and ammonia.
Thermal capacity is equals to the product of the mass of the body and its specific gravity. Thus, specific heat is equals to the thermal capacity divided by the mass of the body. Now, if the mass of tue body be unity then specific heat will be equals to the thermal capacity of the body. So, thermal capacity of unit mass of a substance is equals to its specific heat
How much heat it takes to raise the temperature
No. Specific heat capacity is 'normalized' with respect to mass, so it's a property of the substance, regardless of the mass of the sample.
Heat energy, although almost any energy will become heat. The amount of energy required depends on the substance.
The specific heat capacity is the energy density of a substance. Since jam has a higher specific heat capacity than the pie crust it is contained in, this is why the contents of a pie are always much hotter than the pie itself.
Specific heat capacity is by definition a per-unit-mass property. Therefore it does not depend on the mass of the substance.
The specific heat capacity of a substance is the amount of energy required to increase the temperature of a said substance 1o K. The capacity is measured in kilojoules divided by kilogram time degrees Kelvin (kJ/Kg k). So, if the specific heat capacity of a substance is high, it requires a very large amount of energy to increase the temperature, and if it has a low specific heat capacity, the required energy will be lower.