Specific Heat is the amount of heat per unit mass

needed to increase the temperature of a material by one

degree Celsius or Kelvin.
The equation most commonly associated with specific
heat is
Q = cmΔT
where
Q = Heat energy
m = mass
c = specific heat
ΔT = change in temperature = (Tfinal – Tinitial)
A 500 gram cube of lead is heated from 25 °C to 75 °C. How
much energy was required to heat the lead? The specific heat
of lead is 0.129 J/g°C.

𝑄=𝑐𝑚 ∆ 𝑇
𝐽
𝑄=0.129 ∗ 500 𝑔 ∗(75 𝐶 −25 𝐶 )
𝑔𝐶

J
A 25-gram metal ball is heated 200 °C with 2330 Joules of
energy. What is the specific heat of the metal?

𝑄=𝑐𝑚 ∆ 𝑇

2330 𝐽 =𝑐 (25 𝑔)(200 𝐶 )

2330 𝐽 =𝑐 (25 𝑔)(200 𝐶 )
𝐽
𝑐=0.466
𝑔𝐶