Specific Heat Capacity (OCR GCSE Physics A, Combined (Gateway Science Suite)): Flashcards

How well a substance stores heat

Amount of energy needed to raise 1 kg of substance by 1°C

$\Delta E = m \times c \times \Delta \theta$

Change in thermal energy

Joules (J)

Specific heat capacity

J/kg°C

Mass

Kilograms (kg)

Temperature change

Degrees Celsius (°C)

$c = \frac{\Delta E}{m \times \Delta \theta}$