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

How well a substance stores heat

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)

Mass, kilograms (kg)

Specific heat capacity, J/kg°C

Temperature change, degrees Celsius (°C)

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

$c$

$\Delta E$

$\Delta \theta$

Mass, specific heat capacity, and temperature change