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TEMPERATURE AND HEAT


  1. where t is the temperature in degrees Celsius and T is the temperature in Kelvin.

  2. where Q is the heat required / liberated when a body is of heat capacity C changes its temperature by  degrees Celsius without changing its state.

  3. where Q is the heat required / liberated when a mass m of specific heat capacity c changes its temperature by  degrees Celsius.
  4. To find the specific heat of water by the electrical method:

    Heat delivered by electrical coil = heat gained by water + heat gained by calorimeter

  5. where Q is the heat required / liberated when a mass m of specific latent heat l changes its state without changing its temperature.
  6. To find the specific latent heat of fusion of ice:

    Heat gained by ice in melting and then heating = heat lost by warm water + heat lost by calorimeter

  7. To find the specific latent heat of vaporisation of water:

    Heat lost by steam in condensing and then cooling = heat gained by water + heat gained by calorimeter


  8. where U is the U-value of a structure when heat energy Q is conducted in t seconds through an area A with a temperature difference of  between its ends.