Specific Heat Capacity

• Calculate the amount of energy stored in or released from a system as its temperature changes using the specific heat capacity equation:

$\Delta E = m c \Delta \theta$

• Define the specific heat capacity of a substance as the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of the substance by one degree Celsius.
• Investigate experimentally to determine the specific heat capacity of one or more materials.
• Link the measured decrease of one energy store (or work done) to the increase in temperature and the subsequent increase in thermal energy stored during a practical investigation.
• Apply the specific heat capacity equation accurately to solve energy transfer problems.