6.4 Heat Capacity and Calorimetry

What is an important form of energy transfer between two systems?

The heating of a cool body by a warmer body

What may the amount of heat transferred between two bodies be quantified by?

Heat transfer equation (q=mc change in t)

Calorimetry experiments are used to measure what?

Transfer of heat

What does the first law of thermodynamics state?

Energy is conserved in chemical and physical processes

Will the transfer of a given amount of thermal energy produce the same temperature change in equal masses of matter with differing specific heat capacities?

No

How does heating a system change the energy of the system?

Increases it

How does cooling a system change the energy of the system?

Decreases it

What are the specific heat capacity of a substance and the molar heat capacity used in?

Energy calculations

Chemical systems change their energy through what processes?

Heating/cooling, phase transitions, and chemical reactions