Specific heat capacity

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What is specific heat capacity?
The energy which is required to raise the temperature of 1kg of a substance by 1 degree.
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What is the word equation which links energy transferred to specific heat capacity?
Change in thermal energy= mass x specific heat capacity x change in temperature change.
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What is the word equation which links energy transferred to specific heat capacity?
ΔE=mcΔϴ
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What is the word equation for specific heat capacity?
Specific heat capacity=change in thermal energy / Mass x change in temperature
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What is the equation for specific heat capacity?
C=ΔE / MxΔϴ
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What do materials which require a lot of energy to warm up do when they cool down?
They transfer a lot of energy to their surroundings in order to cool.
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Do all materials have the same specific heat capacity?
No they are all different and some require more energy than others in order to warm.
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