Specific Heat Capacity and Heating Water

Specific heat capacity, amount of the substance, and the temperature change

The time taken will be about twice as long

The time taken will be about twice as long

<p>The time taken for oil will be shorter</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The motion of water particles increases until it becomes turbulent when boiling</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The quantity of heat required also doubles</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The heat capacity of a substance is the amount of heat required to change its temperature by a certain amount.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The specific heat capacity of a substance is the amount of heat required to change the temperature of unit mass by one unit.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The specific heat capacity is defined as the amount of heat per unit mass absorbed or rejected by the substance to change its temperature by one unit.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The SI unit of specific heat capacity is J kg–1 K–1.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Molar specific heat capacity is defined as the heat capacity per mole of the substance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The two types are molar specific heat capacity at constant pressure (Cp) and molar specific heat capacity at constant volume (Cv).</p> Signup and view all the answers