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spe·cif·ic heat
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specific heatnoun
the heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree centigrade
Wiktionary
specific heatnoun
the ratio of the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of a unit mass of substance by a unit degree to the amount of heat needed to raise that of the same mass of water by the same amount
specific heatnoun
the amount of heat, in calories, needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius
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specific heat
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 in its temperature. The SI unit of heat capacity is joule per kelvin (J/K). Heat capacity is an extensive property. The corresponding intensive property is the specific heat capacity, found by dividing the heat capacity of an object by its mass. Dividing the heat capacity by the amount of substance in moles yields its molar heat capacity. The volumetric heat capacity measures the heat capacity per volume. In architecture and civil engineering, the heat capacity of a building is often referred to as its thermal mass.
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specific heat
Specific heat is a physical property of matter that describes the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of a specific amount of a substance by a certain degree. It's usually expressed in joules per gram per degree Celsius (J/g°C). This property varies among different substances, which means each substance needs a different amount of heat energy to change its temperature.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of specific heat in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of specific heat in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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