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Heat and Temperature 1

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Temperature
Temperature is the measure of the of a body. The SI unit of temperature is the .

Thermometric Property
Any physical property that measurably with is called a thermometric property.

Heat Capacity
The heat capacity of an object is the energy needed to change its by 1 K (1oC).

Specific Heat Capacity
The specific heat capacity (c) of a substance is the heat energy needed
to change the of one of that substance by one .

The Unit of Specific Heat Capacity
The unit of specific heat capacity is the per per kelvin.

Latent Heat
The latent heat (L) of an object is the energy needed to change its without a change in

Specific Latent Heat
The specific latent heat (l) of a substance is the amount of heat energy needed to change the of one of that substance
without a change in .

Specific Latent Heat of Fusion
The specific latent heat of of a substance
is the amount of heat energy needed to change one of that substance
from a to a liquid without a change in temperature.