How is Q= mCdeltaT used, what are the variables, what are the units, and how does it work?

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Antoine · Stefan V.
Mar 27, 2015

This equation gives you the amount of heat supplied(#Q# or #E#), to a material of mass #m# and specific heat capacity(#c#)

and this heat causing a change in temperature of the material #DeltaT or Deltatheta#

The Specifice Heat Capacity of a material(#c#), is the amount of heat energy that causes a change in temperature of #1K# or #1°C# per #kg# of that material.

#Q= mcDeltatheta#

Here's a link to another answer on this topic:

http://socratic.org/questions/can-you-please-go-over-q-mc-delta-t?source=search

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