P1.2.3 - Specific Heat Capacity

Question 1

What is specific heat capacity?

Answer 1

The energy needed to raise the temperature of 1kg of a material by 1K

Question 2

What does the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of an object depend on?

Answer 2

The type of material
The mass of the material
The temperature rise

Question 3

What is the equation that uses specific heat capacity?

Answer 3

Change in Mass Specific Change
thermal = (Kg) X Heat X in
energy (J) Capacity Temp
(J/Kg C) (Celsius)

Question 4

What does specific heat capacity tell you?

Answer 4

How resistant a material is to a change in temperature

Can help choose which materials to build things with