CHEM 101L Chapter Notes - Chapter 6.4: Heat Capacity
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Chem 101: defining specific heat capacity and the unique properties of. First off let us define what specific heat capacity is. The specific heat capacity in physical terms is the amount of energy required in order to heat up 1 gram of substance by 1 c. The specific heat capacity is a specific constant for the respective element/compound/substance we are referring to. Each state of a substance also has its own unique specific heat capacity. As can be seen in the statement above, the units for specific heat capacity is j/g c. As also stated above the base standard for specific heat capacity is 4. 184 j/g c. Initially the definition of specific heat capacity is 1 cal/g c. Units for energy can be calories or joules. Joules is the si unit for energy so we define 1 calorie as. Also calories does appear on nutrition facts, but nutrition facts have capital calories, really meaning they are kcal.