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==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
'''Specific heat capacity''' is the [[energy]] required to increase the [[temperature]] of 1kg of a [[material]] by 1°C.
===About Specific Heat Capacity===
: The [[SI Unit]]s of '''specific heat capacity''' are J/kg°C.
: '''Specific heat capacity''' describes how easily the [[temperature]] of a [[material]] can be changed.
: [[Material]]s with a low '''specific heat capacity''' are generally good [[Thermal Conductor|thermal conductors]] and [[material]]s with a high '''specific heat capacity''' are generally good [[Thermal Insulator|thermal insulators]].
===Equation===
''NB: You do not need to remember the equation for specific heat capacity.''
Specific Heat Capacity = (Energy Transferred)/[(Mass) x (Temperature Change)]
<math>c = \frac{E}{m \Delta \Theta}</math>
Where:
<math>c</math> = The [[Specific Heat Capacity]] of the [[material]].
<math>E</math> = The [[Energy]] [[Energy Transfer|transferred]] to the [[object]], by [[heating]].
<math>m</math> = The [[mass]] of the [[object]].
<math>\Delta \Theta</math> = The [[Temperature]] change of the [[object]].
===Meaning===
'''Specific heat capacity''' is the [[energy]] required to increase the [[temperature]] of 1kg of a [[material]] by 1°C.
===About Specific Heat Capacity===
: The [[SI Unit]]s of '''specific heat capacity''' are J/kg°C.
: '''Specific heat capacity''' describes how easily the [[temperature]] of a [[material]] can be changed.
: [[Material]]s with a low '''specific heat capacity''' are generally good [[Thermal Conductor|thermal conductors]] and [[material]]s with a high '''specific heat capacity''' are generally good [[Thermal Insulator|thermal insulators]].
===Equation===
''NB: You do not need to remember the equation for specific heat capacity.''
Specific Heat Capacity = (Energy Transferred)/[(Mass) x (Temperature Change)]
<math>c = \frac{E}{m \Delta \Theta}</math>
Where:
<math>c</math> = The [[Specific Heat Capacity]] of the [[material]].
<math>E</math> = The [[Energy]] [[Energy Transfer|transferred]] to the [[object]], by [[heating]].
<math>m</math> = The [[mass]] of the [[object]].
<math>\Delta \Theta</math> = The [[Temperature]] change of the [[object]].