The specific heat capacity of a substance is the amount of energy needed to change the temperature of 1 kg of the substance by 1°C. Different substances have different specific heat capacities. The table shows some examples.
Heat capacities of different substances
Substance Specific heat capacity in J / kg °C water 4181 oxygen 918 lead 128
specific heat capacity is measured in joules.
The equation for specific heat capacity is
Energy Transfrred by specific heat capacity is:
Energy Transfrred= mass x SPC x temp change
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