Specific Heat Capacity

• What is specific heat capacity?

  Amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1 C
• What happens if an object has a high heat capacity?

  More energy will be needed to change the temperature
• What is the equation to calculate specific heat capacity?

  ΔE(change in thermal energy)= m(mass) x c(specific heat capacity) x Δθ(temperature change)
• What is the unit for specific heat capacity?

  Joules per kilogram per degree Celsius (J/kg°C)