6.4 Heat Capacity and Calorimetry

Heat Capacity

To model how much heat is transferred when the temperature of a body changes, we use the heat transfer equation: ${q=mc \Delta T}$, where ${q}$ is the heat transferred, ${m}$ is the mass of the body, ${c}$ is the specific heat capacity, measured in ${\frac{J}{g \degree C}}$, and ${\Delta T}$ is the change in temperature the body goes through.