Specific heat capacity

Heat capacity (C) is defined as the energy needed to raise the temperature if an object by one degree Celsius. The heat input (DQ) is equal the the heat capacity (C) multiplied by the temperature increase (DT).

DQ = C DT

Specific heat capacity (c) is the heat capacity per kilogram.

DQ = c m DT

The specific heat capacity [usually called specific heat] is the energy needed to raise the temperature of one kilogram of a material by one °C.

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