Question

How do you write specific heat mathematically?

Answer 1

The amount of heat gained or lost is the product of the specific heat of a substance, its mass, and temperature change that it undergoes.

`Q=c*m*DeltaT`, where `Q` is the amount of heat gained or lost, `c` is the specific heat capacity, `m` is mass, and `DeltaT` is change in temperature.

Specific heat (capacity) is the quotient of the amount of heat gained or lost divided by the product of the mass and temperature change.

`c=Q/(m*DeltaT)`