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Specific Heat Capacity - Coggle Diagram
Specific Heat Capacity
Specific Heat Capacity
The specific heat capacity of a material is the energy required to raise one kilogram (kg) of the material by one degree Celsius (°C).
If 1,000 J of heat is absorbed by a one kilogram block of lead, the particles gain energy and the temperature of the block rises. If a one kilogram block of lead absorbs 2,000 J of energy then the temperature rise will be larger.
If 1,000 J of heat is absorbed by a 2 kg block of lead then the temperature of the block doesn’t rise as much since the energy is shared between more particles. If 1,000 J of energy is absorbed by a one kilogram block of copper instead of lead then the temperature of the block doesn’t rise as much.
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The specific heat capacity of water is 4,200 joules per kilogram per degree Celsius (J/kg°C). This means that it takes 4,200 J to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water by 1°C.
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