3.2.2 Temperature Changes & Specific Heat Capacity

• What three factors determine the temperature change of a system?

  Mass of substance, type of material (specific heat capacity), energy input.
• What is the formula for change in thermal energy?


  Change in thermal energy = mass x specific heat capacity x temperature change
• What is change in thermal energy measured in?

  Joules.
• What is mass measured in?

  Kilograms.
• What is specific heat capacity measured in?

  Joules per kilogram per degree Celsius (J/kg°C).
• What is temperature change measured in?

  Degrees Celsius.