Specific Heat Capacity Flashcards
1
Q
How is specific heat capacity calculated?
A
Number of joules of heat (E) over number of kg of mass (m) times number of C of temperature change (8)
2
Q
What is specific heat capacity?
A
Specific heat capacity is how many joules of heat energy are needed to raise the temperature of each kg by each C
3
Q
What is heat?
A
It’s a measure of energy
4
Q
What is an absolute scale?
A
It can’t go lower than zero because there’s a limit to how slow particles move
5
Q
What is the unit of heat energy?
A
Joule (J)
6
Q
What is temperature?
A
It’s a measure of hotness
7
Q
What does energy tend to do?
A
Flow from hot objects to cooler ones
8
Q
What will happen to the energy is there’s a difference in temperature?
A
Energy will flow between two places
