The Chemistry Book

Lesson: 127
Unit: 04
State Content Standard: 7d

Lesson Title: Specific Heat
Textbook page: Pages 297-300
Chemistry Passport: Page 141

Objectives
1. To understand how heat is measured.
2. To know what the formula of specific heat.
3. To know how to calculate and solve a specific heat problem.

Lesson Content

Equation: Q = m c ΔT or Q = Cp m ΔT
Specific Heat is the ratio of the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of a certain amount of substance by one degree to the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of the same amount of a reference substance (which is generally water).

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