Mission Statement

 

Heat Capacity is the measure of how much heat is needed to change the temperature of a substance by 1 unit. 

Specifc Heat Capacity is the measure of how much heat is needed to change the termperature of a subtance by 1 unit per mass. 

Q = mcΔT

q=heat

c= specific heat constant

T= temperature

substance specific (J/gC)
Liquid Water 4.18
Solid Water/Ice 2.06
Solid Iron .449
Olive Oil 1.79
Paper 1.33
Leather 1.5
Gold .219
Hydrogen 14.3
Chalk .753