Specific Heat Capacity (HSC SSCE Physics): Flashcards

Energy to raise 1 kg of substance by 1°C

$Q = mc\Delta T$

$4200~\text{J kg}^{-1}\text{K}^{-1}$

$\text{J kg}^{-1}\text{K}^{-1}$

Specific heat capacity

Water

Directly proportional ($\Delta T \propto Q$)

Inversely proportional ($\Delta T \propto \frac{1}{m}$)

Acts as heat sink, stores energy

Much lower, heat/cool more quickly