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What?
- Specific Heat capacity
- Amount of heat needed to change temp of 1kg of substance by 1 kelvin
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EG
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Water
- 4200
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highest
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transferring heat
- central heating
- coolant
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Seawater
- 3900
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Ice
- 2100
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Lead
- 130
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Maths
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The Heat Equation
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Q = mcΔθ
- Q = Number of joules
- m = Mass of substance
- c = specific heat capacity
- Δθ = Increase in temp
- Heat lost = Heat gained