Heat Capacity

• It takes up a lot of energy to heat water

• It takes a long time for hot water to cool down

Changing State

• This is a graph that represents the temperature of a object with the time

• Specific heat capacity (often denoted as ccc) is the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of a substance by one degree Celsius

Example Of Specific Heat

• Cooking: Copper pans heat quickly due to low specific heat; water boils slowly due to high specific heat.

• To calculate the quantity of heating something

Particle Behavior

• Solids: Atoms are tightly bound. Vibrations dominate energy storage.

• Liquids: Molecules flow; energy is shared through vibrations and movement.

• Gases: Translational, rotational, and vibrational motions consume energy.