Heat capacity or thermal capacity is a physical property of matter, defined as the amount of heat to be supplied to an object to produce a unit change...
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In thermodynamics, the specific heat capacity (symbol c) of a substance is the amount of heat that must be added to one unit of mass of the substance...
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the heat capacity ratio, also known as the adiabatic index, the ratio of specific heats, or Laplace's coefficient, is the ratio of the heat capacity at...
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The table of specific heat capacities gives the volumetric heat capacity as well as the specific heat capacity of some substances and engineering materials...
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The molar heat capacity of a chemical substance is the amount of energy that must be added, in the form of heat, to one mole of the substance in order...
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The volumetric heat capacity of a material is the heat capacity of a sample of the substance divided by the volume of the sample. It is the amount of energy...
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Debye model (redirect from Debye theory of specific heat capacities)
phonon contribution to the specific heat (heat capacity) in a solid. It treats the vibrations of the atomic lattice (heat) as phonons in a box in contrast...
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capacity is the heat capacity per unit amount (SI unit: mole) of a pure substance, and the specific heat capacity, often called simply specific heat,...
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Einstein solid (redirect from Einstein's theory of specific heat capacity)
specific heat problem in classical mechanics. The original theory proposed by Einstein in 1907 has great historical relevance. The heat capacity of solids...
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2003; Section 4, Properties of the Elements and Inorganic Compounds; Heat Capacity of the Elements at 25 °C As quoted at http://www.webelements.com/ from...
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Cooling capacity is the measure of a cooling system's ability to remove heat. It is equivalent to the heat supplied to the evaporator/boiler part of the...
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The heat capacity rate is heat transfer terminology used in thermodynamics and different forms of engineering denoting the quantity of heat a flowing...
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result from the Clément-Desormes experiment of 1819, which measured the heat capacity ratio of air to be 1.35. This produced a near agreement between theory...
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This is a table of specific heat capacities by magnitude. Unless otherwise noted, these values assume standard ambient temperature and pressure....
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Temperature (section Heat capacity)
Q}{\Delta T}}.} If heat capacity is measured for a well-defined amount of substance, the specific heat is the measure of the heat required to increase...
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In thermodynamics, the heat capacity at constant volume, C V {\displaystyle C_{V}} , and the heat capacity at constant pressure, C P {\displaystyle C_{P}}...
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refractive index specific conductance (or electrical conductivity) specific heat capacity, cp specific internal energy, u specific rotation, [α] specific volume...
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Properties of water (redirect from Heat capacity of water)
relatively high boiling point of 100 °C for its molar mass, and a high heat capacity. Water is amphoteric, meaning that it can exhibit properties of an acid...
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Thermal reservoir (redirect from Heat bath)
system with a heat capacity so large that the temperature of the reservoir changes relatively little when a significant amount of heat is added or extracted...
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energies for a system at a given temperature, from which the system's heat capacity can be computed. However, equipartition also gives the average values...
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Coolant (redirect from Heat transfer medium)
the heat is transferred by convective or forced flow. Water is the most common coolant. Its high heat capacity and low cost make it a suitable heat-transfer...
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glycol lowers the specific heat capacity of water mixtures relative to pure water. A 1:1 mix by mass has a specific heat capacity of about 3140 J/(kg·°C)...
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physics the electronic specific heat, sometimes called the electron heat capacity, is the specific heat of an electron gas. Heat is transported by phonons and...
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Calorimeter (section Heat flow calorimeter)
calorimetry, or the process of measuring the heat of chemical reactions or physical changes as well as heat capacity. Differential scanning calorimeters, isothermal...
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Isobaric process (section Specific heat capacity)
m}\end{aligned}}} where cP is molar heat capacity at a constant pressure. To find the molar specific heat capacity of the gas involved, the following equations...
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Ideal gas (section Heat capacity)
approximation). Since the heat capacity depends on the atomic or molecular nature of the gas, macroscopic measurements on heat capacity provide useful information...
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can be any system with a non-zero heat capacity, but it usually is a gas or liquid. During this process, some heat is normally lost to the surroundings...
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Thermal mass (category Heat transfer)
matter "thermal mass" describes. Most writers use it as a synonym for heat capacity, the ability of a body to store thermal energy. It is typically referred...
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a function of time. The reference sample should have a well-defined heat capacity over the range of temperatures to be scanned. Additionally, the reference...
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Enthalpy of fusion (redirect from Latent heat of fusion)
processes independently and using the specific heat capacity of water to be 4.18 J/(g⋅K); thus, to heat 1 kg of ice from 273.15 K to water at 293.15 K...
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