2.2.2 Specific heat capacity
- Syllabus
- 0625–2026–2027
- Topic
- 2.2.2
- Level
- —
2.2.2.1—A rise in the temperature of an object
- Know: a rise in the temperature of an object increases its internal energy
2.2.2.2—An increase in temperature of an
- Describe an increase in temperature of an object in terms of an increase in the average kinetic energies of all of the particles in the object
2.2.2.3—Specific heat capacity as energy
- Define specific heat capacity as energy required per unit mass per unit temperature increase; recall/use: c = ΔE/(mΔT)
2.2.2.4—Experiments to measure the specific
- Describe experiments to measure the specific heat capacity of a solid and a liquid
Objective notes
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