Specific Heat Capacity

Definition: Specific Heat Capacity

The specific heat capacity of a substance is the amount of heat required to change the temperature of $1$ kilogram of that substance by $1$ Kelvin.

NOTATION

$$c$$

Unit of Measurement

$$\frac{\mathrm{Joule}}{\mathrm{Kilogram}\cdot \mathrm{Kelvin}}$$

NOTE

The specific heat capacity is sometimes called massic heat capacity or just specific heat.