F.4 Ch. 2 Check Concept - Heat Capacity

Power is the energy transferred from a hotter object to a cooler object.

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The unit of heat capacity is J kg^-1 °C^-1.

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The specific heat capacity is the energy required to raise the temperature of 1 g of the substance by 1 °C.

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The specific heat capacity measured in an experiment is usually higher than the actual value because some energy is lost to the surroundings.

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Water is commonly used as a coolant of car engines because of its high specific heat capacity.

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