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Temperature & Heat: Heat Capacity
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Heat
The energy due to movement of molecules within a body
Scalar quantity
Joules (J)
Heat transfer occurs from areas of higher temperature to areas of lower temperature
N.B. Heat is not the same as temperature
Heat Capacity
Amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a body by 1 K
Scalar quantity
Joule per kelvin (J/ K)
Q = CΔθ
Q = Energy
C = Heat capacity of body
Δθ = Change in temperature
Specific Heat Capacity
Amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1 K
Scalar quantity
Joule per kilogram per kelvin (J / kg/ K)
Q = mcΔθ
m = Mass of body
c = Specific heat capacity
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