Heat is heat capacity times temperature change
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The amount of heat a body receives or releases when its temperature changes is equal
to the heat capacity of the body times the change in the body's temperature.

**Notes:**

#. Usually intensive heat capacity is known, in that case refer to :doc:`laws.quantities` laws.

**Condition:**

#. The heat capacity must be independent of the body's temperature. If this doesn't hold,
   refer to the differential definition of the heat capacity.

**Links:**

#. `Wikipedia, derivable from here <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_capacity#Basic_definition>`__.

.. py:currentmodule:: symplyphysics.laws.thermodynamics.heat_is_heat_capacity_times_temperature_change

.. py:data:: heat

    :attr:`~symplyphysics.symbols.thermodynamics.heat` received or released by the body.

Symbol:
    :code:`Q`

Latex:
    :math:`Q`

Dimension:
    :code:`energy`


.. py:data:: heat_capacity

    :attr:`~symplyphysics.symbols.thermodynamics.heat_capacity` of the body.

Symbol:
    :code:`C`

Latex:
    :math:`C`

Dimension:
    :code:`energy/temperature`


.. py:data:: temperature_change

    Change in the body's :attr:`~symplyphysics.symbols.thermodynamics.temperature`

Symbol:
    :code:`Delta(T)`

Latex:
    :math:`\Delta T`

Dimension:
    :code:`temperature`


.. py:data:: law

    :code:`Q = C * Delta(T)`


    Latex:
        .. math::
            Q = C \Delta T