Specific Heat Capacity

We know that when we heat a substance the temperature will increase. The equation that links heat (energy) and temperature is:

c is the specific heat capacity which is the energy required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1 degree. It can be thought of as the heat energy 1 kg of the substance can hold before the temperature will increase by 1 degree.

Specific Heat Capacity is measured in Joules per kilogram per Kelvin, J/kg K or J kg^-1 K^-1