1. Specific Heat Capacity
Specific Heat Capacity: the amount of heat required to raise 1 g of “stuff” by 1°C
high specific heat capacity  takes a lot of heat to raise the temperature; takes a long time to heat AND cool
low specific heat capacity  only a little amount of heat is needed to raise the temperature; takes only a little time to heat AND cool
water has one of the highest specific heat capacities; metals have some of the lowest specific heat capacities

2. Specific Heat Capacity
joule: a unit of energy; abbreviated “J”
calorie/Calorie: a unit of energy; abbreviated “cal” or “Cal”
Specific heat capacity of water: 4.18 J/g°C or 1 cal/g°C
mass: often in grams (g)
temperature: usually in Celsius (°C)

3. Change in temperature: Final Temperature – Initial Temperature
Heat Calculations
Change in temperature:
Final Temperature – Initial Temperature

4. G: given U: unknown E: equation S: substitute S: solve GUESS
A way to solve science problems:
G: given
U: unknown
E: equation
S: substitute
S: solve

5. Heat Calculation Problems
Using GUESS, solve the following problems.
1. Calculate the amount of heat needed to increase the temperature of 250 g of water by 36°C.
2. Calculate the specific heat capacity of copper given that J of energy raises the temperature of 15g of copper by 35°C.
J of energy is required to raise the temperature of aluminum by 20°C. Calculate the mass of aluminum. Aluminum has a specific heat of 0.90 J/g°C.