Specific Heat Capacity

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What is specific heat capacity?

The energy required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1°C.

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What is the equation for specific heat capacity?

ΔE = mcΔθ

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What are the units of specific heat capacity?

J/kg°C.

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What does a high SHC mean?

A large amount of energy is needed to raise 1 kg by 1°C.

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Why does water make a good coolant?

It has a high specific heat capacity.

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What does ΔE represent?

Energy transferred to the material.

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What does m represent?

Mass in kg.

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What does c represent?

Specific heat capacity in J/kg°C.

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What does Δθ represent?

Change in temperature in °C.

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How can SHC be rearranged from ΔE = mcΔθ?

c = ΔE/(mΔθ).