Specific heat capacity and calculating heat energy When substances are heated, they gain heat energy. The atoms and molecules of substances gain kinetic energy and their speed increases.

Revise the relationship between energy, specific heat capacity, mass and change in temperature as part of National 5 Physics.

The specific heat capacity of water is 4.18 Joules per gram per degree Celsius. For copper, the specific heat capacity is 0.385 J/g/°C (yes, water has a very high specific heat capacity).

The experiment involves measuring the specific heat of copper, calculating its equivalent weight from copper oxide, and determining its valence.

Specific heat capacity data for thermoplastic polyurethane composite using the 400 °C/min heat-cool Cp method, with T g and peak calculations applied. Image Credit: PerkinElmer. With the use of this ...