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Thermodynamics

Heat Capacity

Heat required to raise temperature by one kelvin.

SI unit

joule per kelvin (J/K)

Dimension: [ ML2T−2Θ−1 ][\,M L^2 T^{-2} \Theta^{-1}\,]

Other units

  • joule per kelvin (J/K)

Order of magnitude

How values of heat capacity span the physical world (in J/K, log scale).

A coin
4.00 × 100 J/K
Swimming pool
107 J/K
Lower limit10-1 J/KUpper limit107 J/K

Appears in 1 equation

Heat Transfer
Q=C ΔTQ = C \, \Delta T

Associated scientists

James Prescott Joule