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'''Heat capacity''', also called '''specific heat capacity''' is the amount of [[heat]] it takes to make a certain [[mass]] of a substance increase by a certain amount of [[temperature]]. The unit of [[calorie]] is defined by the heat capacity of [[water]]: 1 calorie is defined as the amount of heat it takes to heat 1 [[gram]] of water 1 degree [[Celsius]].
'''Heat capacity''', also called '''specific heat capacity''' is the amount of [[heat]] it takes to make a certain [[mass]] of a substance increase by a certain amount of [[temperature]]. The unit of [[calorie]] is defined by the heat capacity of [[water]]: 1 calorie is defined as the amount of heat it takes to heat 1 [[gram]] of water 1 degree [[Celsius]]. It is approximately <math>4.2 \times 10^{-3} \, \mbox{J} \ \mbox{kg}^{-1} \ \mbox{K}^{-1}</math>
A table of heat capacities of select substances is as follows:
A table of heat capacities of select substances is as follows:
| Water || 1.00
| Water || 1.00
|}<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Chemistry''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref>
|}<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Chemistry''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref>
The heat required, <math>Q</math> to heat up an object of mass <math>m</math> and heat capacity <math>c</math> by a temperature <math>\Delta T</math> is <math>Q= mc \, \Delta T</math>
==References==
==References==
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