Specific Heat Capacity

Each substance has its own specific heat capacity - the energy required to raise 1kg of the substance by 1°C. Knowing certain parameters about a temperate change, can allow you to establish the change in thermal energy using the following equation.

Equation

This equation will be on the Physics equation sheet!

$$\Delta E = mc\Delta\Theta$$

Where:

• $\Delta E$, is the change in thermal energy, in Joules ($J$)
• $m$, is the mass, in kilograms ($kg$)
• $c$, is the specific heat capacity, in joules per kilogram per degrees Celsius ($J/kg °C$)
• $\Delta\Theta$, is the temperature change, in degrees Celsius ($°C$)

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