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1.1B Calorimetry

Specific Heat Capacity

The specific heat capacity of a substance is the quantity of thermal energy required to raise the temperature of 1 g of the substance by 1°C

Calorimetry

Calorimetry is the experimental process of measuring the thermal energy change in a chemical or physical change.

Q = m c Δ T

Q = quantity of energy absorbed/released (J)

m = mass (g)

c = specific heat capacity (J/g°C)

ΔT = change in temperature

water: 4.18 J/g°C