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Select the parameter, enter the required values, and calculate the specific heat, heat energy, mass of the substance, initial temperature, and final temperature.

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Change of temperature (ΔT) Initial & Final temperature

Heat Energy (Q):

J ▾

Initial temperature:

°C ▾

Final temperature:

°C ▾

Change of temperature (ΔT):

°C ▾

Mass (m):

kg ▾

Specific heat capacity (c):

J/(kg·K) ▾

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The specific heat calculator helps you find the specific heat, heat energy, mass, initial temperature, and final temperature of any substance. It can calculate the specific heat for water, metals, or other substances and provides a complete solution using the specific heat formula.

What is Specific Heat?

Specific heat is the amount of heat that is required to change the temperature of a mass unit of any substance only by one degree.

To find the specific heat capacity, we can say that it is a measure of the total energy that is needed to heat up 1 kilogram of any material to 1°Celcius or 1Kelvin. These phenomena should take place within a temperature range, where the substance doesn't change its state e.g. In the case of water, it shouldn’t get boiled.

Specific Heat Formula:

The formula to calculate specific heat is:

C = Q (m × ΔT)

Where:

C = Specific heat capacity
Q = Thermal energy
m = Mass
ΔT = Temperature difference
J = Joule
°C = Degrees centigrade or Celsius
K = Kelvin

How to Calculate Specific Heat?

With the support of specific heat formula calculation of specific heat is and easy process. Have a look down below and follow some simple steps:

Step 1:

First of all, you have to determine whether you want to warm up the substance or cool it down. Now give the amount of energy supplied as a positive value. While cooling down the sample, you have to give the subtracted energy as a negative value. For instance, say that we want to decrease the taster's thermal energy by 63,000J. Then Q will be -63,000J.

Step 2:

Now decide the difference of between the initial and final state of the sample. Let’s suppose the difference is ΔT = -3k and m is 5 kg.

Step 3:

Just put the values in specific heat equations

c = Q/(m x ΔT)

In this example, it will be equal to

c = −63,000J / (5kg * −3K) = 4,200J/(kg•K)

This is the typical heat capacity of water and it can be calculated by specific heat calculator as well in one go.

Example #1:

If you have a 15g piece of any metal that absorbs 134J of heat while increasing from 24.0°C to 62.7°C. How will you calculate its specific heat?

Given heat q = 134J
Given mass m = 15.0g
Change in temperature: ΔT = 62.7 – 24.0 = 38.7

To find specific heat put the values in above specific heat equation:

q (m × ΔT) = 134 15 x 38.7 = 0.231

However, a specific heat calculator can assist you in finding the values without any hustle of manual calculations.

Example #2:

Decreasing thermal energy by 63,000 J for 5 kg of water with ΔT = -3 K:

c = -63,000 / (5 × -3) = 4,200 J/(kg·K)

How to Use This Specific Heat Calculator?

The online specific heat capacity calculator is helps you to find heat capacity of different substances. Just follow these steps to get the exact results for substances:

Input:

First of all, select the option either you want to find heat energy, specific heat, mass, initial temperature, final temperature of any substance
Next, select an option wither you need to perform calculations by change of temperature ΔT) or initial & final temperature
Now, you can add the values into the designated fields with respect to selected options
Then, choose the substance like (water, soil, aluminum, asphalt or etc) for which you need to find the specific heat (this field is optional)
Make a click on the ‘CALCULATE’ button

Output:

The specific heat calculator calculates:

Either heat energy, specific heat, mass, initial temperature, or final temperature of a substance
Specific heat for a given substance
Formula for the selected option
Step by step solution by using formula according to the selected option

Note: The specific heat capacity calculator supports different units to provides you the accurate results of substances.

FAQ’s

Why is water's heat capacity so high?

High heat capacity of water is because of hydrogen bonding among its molecules. When heat is absorbed in water, bonds of hydrogen brakes and water molecules start moving freely. With the decrease in water temperature, the hydrogen bonds release a significant amount of energy.

How much heat is required to melt 200 g of ice?

Approximately 200 × 334 J of energy is needed to melt 200 g of ice (latent heat of fusion).

How much energy does it take to melt ice?

If you want to melt, 1 g of ice at 0°C total 334Joules of energy are required. It is also called the latent heat of melting. Specific heat calculator can calculate the joules of energy for multiple grams of any substance within few seconds.

Reference:

For more details, see Specific Heat Capacity - Wikipedia.

britannica.com - Specific-Heat.

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