Water - Heat capacity & latent heat Flashcards
what is heat capcity
the amount of heat energy tthat can be held by a subtance
SHC stands for
specific heat capacity
specific heat capacity
the measure of the amount of heat energy needed to increase the tempetaure of 1g of a substance by 1 degree celcius
specific heat capacity unit
J g -1 °C -1
specific heat capacity of water
4.18 J g -1 °C -1
worded formula to calculate heat energy of a substance
mass x SHC x change in temperature
symbol formula to calculate heat energy of a substance
q = mcΔT
what substance is the only subtance commonly found as a liquid, gas and solid
water
what does specific heat capcity reflect in molecules
the type of bonding in the subtsnace
latent heat is aka
hidden heat
latent heat value
the enrgy needed to change the state of a substance at its boiling point or melting point
two latent heat values
latent heat of fusion and latent heat of evaporation
latent heat of fusion
the amount of energy required to change a fixed amount of water from solid to liquid at 0°C
latent heat of evaporation
the amount of energy required to change a fixed amount of water from liquid to gas at 100 °C
when water moves from a liquid to solid/gas to solid/gas to liquid, what happened to latent heat
it is released