P2.4 - Specific heat capacity

Factors affecting temperature rise

• amount of energy transferred to it

• mass of the substance

• what the substance is

Specific heat capacity of a substance

energy needed to raise the temperature of 1kg of the substance by 1C

Change in thermal energy formula

change in thermal energy(j) = mass(kg) x specific heat capacity(joules per kilogram per degree celcius) x temperature change (degree celcius)

How to find specific heat capacity

Use joule meter to measure the energy transaferred to a measured mass and a thermometer to measure the change in temperature then use the equation for specific heat capacity