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Δθ = Change in [[temperature]] of the [[object]]
===Calculating Thermal Energy ===
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A 2 kg [[object]] made from a [[material]] with [[Specific Heat Capacity|specific heat capacity]] 5 J/kg/°C is heated by 10°C. Calculate the '''Thermal Energy''' transferred to the [[object]].
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''State the known quantities'''
m = 2 kg
c = 5 J/kg/°C
Δθ = 10
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |[[Substitute (Maths)|Substitute]] the numbers into the [[equation]].
<math>E_t = m c \Delta \theta</math>
<math>E_t = 2 /times 5 /times 10</math>
[[Substitute (Maths)|Substitute]] the numbers into the [[equation]].
<math>E_t = m c \Delta \theta</math>
[[Substitute (Maths)|Substitute]] the numbers into the [[equation]].
<math>E_t = m c \Delta \theta</math>
<math>E_t = 100J</math>
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