Quantity of Heat

Contents / notes

• Heat as a form of energy.
• Heat capacity and specific heat capacity of solids and liquids.
• Determination of heat capacity and specific heat capacity by simple methods, including the method of mixtures, electrical method and Newton's law of cooling.

Candidate objectives

• Differentiate between heat capacity and specific heat capacity.
• Determine heat capacity and specific heat capacity using simple methods.
• Solve numerical problems involving heat capacity and specific heat capacity.