🔥 Calorimetry & Thermal Energy Physics
Specific Heat Capacity & Calorimetry Calculator
Compute thermal heat transfer energy ($Q = mc\Delta T$), temperature rise, thermal equilibrium mixing ($T_{\text{eq}}$), and compare material heat capacities.
💧 Liquid Water ($4,184\text{ J/kg}\cdot\text{K}$)
🔩 Aluminum ($897\text{ J/kg}\cdot\text{K}$)
🥉 Copper ($385\text{ J/kg}\cdot\text{K}$)
⚙️ Iron ($449\text{ J/kg}\cdot\text{K}$)
🧪 Ethanol ($2,440\text{ J/kg}\cdot\text{K}$)
Calorimetric Parameters
J / (kg·K)
°C
°C
Required Thermal Heat Energy (Q)
334.72 kJ
Temp Rise ($\Delta T$)
+80.00 °C
Thermal Capacity ($C$)
4.184 kJ/K
Energy in kWh
0.0930 kWh
💡 Calorimetry Calculation:
$$Q = m \cdot c \cdot \Delta T = 1.0\text{ kg} \times 4184\text{ J/(kg}\cdot\text{K)} \times 80.0\text{ K} = 334,720\text{ J} = 334.72\text{ kJ}$$
Principles of Calorimetry & Specific Heat
Specific heat capacity ($c$) measures the energy required to raise $1\text{ kg}$ of a substance by $1\text{ K}$ ($1^\circ\text{C}$):
- Thermal Heat Transfer: $$Q = m \cdot c \cdot \Delta T = m \cdot c \cdot (T_f - T_i)$$
- Thermal Equilibrium of Two Mixed Fluids: $$T_{\text{eq}} = \frac{m_1 c_1 T_1 + m_2 c_2 T_2}{m_1 c_1 + m_2 c_2}$$
- Conversion Factors: $1\text{ calorie} = 4.184\text{ Joules}$, $1\text{ BTU} = 1,055.06\text{ Joules}$, $1\text{ kWh} = 3.6 \times 10^6\text{ Joules}$.