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Heat and Heat Measurements
Heat and Heat Measurements
Definition of Heat
1. Change in temperature
2. Change in Phase
Change in Temperature
m m
𝑡0 𝑡𝑓
Where:
𝑸 = 𝒎𝒄𝜟𝒕 m = mass of the body
C = specific heat
Δt = change in temperature
Heat Quantity (Q) – the total amount of heat
involved to change the temperature of the
total mass of the substance w/o a change in
phase. 𝑄 = 𝑚𝑐Δ𝑡
Specific Heat (c) – the amount of heat needed
to raise the temperature of a unit mass of a
substance by 1⁰. 1 gm of H 2O t 1C o 1 cal
1 kg of H 2 O t 1C o 1 kcal
1 slug of H 2 O t 1F o 1 BTU
1 gm of Al t 1C o 0.217 cal
Units and values of Specific Heat, C
Note: CGS/MKS
Cice 0.5
Cwater 1.0
Csteam 0.48
Change in Phase
Fixed Points – points at which a substance will
have a change its phase without a
change in temperature.
Freezing Point/Melting Point
ice water
𝟎⁰ 𝑪 or 32⁰F 𝟎⁰ 𝑪 or 32⁰F
steam
𝑸 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒕 = 𝑸 𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅
By conservation of heat energy
𝑸 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒕 = 𝑸 𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅
Qm Qs Qc Qw
Q mct
mm cm t m ms cs t s mc cc t c mw cw t w
t m t mix t m ; t s t c t w t mix t w