For copper, the specific heat capacity is 0.385 J/g/°C (yes, water has a very high specific heat capacity). But what about turkey? What is the energy needed to heat up 1 gram of turkey by 1°C?

When substances are heated, they gain heat energy. The atoms and molecules of substances gain kinetic energy and their speed increases. The average kinetic energy of these particles is ...

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Quite some years ago I examined how, if we know the specific heat capacity of a particular thing, we can make an estimate of the time constant of that particular thing undergoing a thermal excursion ...

Figure 4. The C p curves of CaCO 3 and CaO calculated from the curves in Figure 3 using the sapphire method. Black dashed line: C p without mass correction; red line with correction. Literature data: ...

We all know sand gets hot, and if you’ve ever wondered why, it's because of sand's high density and its heat capacity. Skip to content. NOWCAST WPBF 25 News Weekends at 8 a.m.