Heat is heat capacity times temperature change

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:

1. Usually intensive heat capacity is known, in that case refer to Quantities laws.

Condition:

1. 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:

1. Wikipedia, derivable from here.

heat

heat received or released by the body.

Symbol:

Q

Latex:

\(Q\)

Dimension:

energy

heat_capacity

heat_capacity of the body.

Symbol:

C

Latex:

\(C\)

Dimension:

energy/temperature

temperature_change

Change in the body’s temperature

Symbol:

Delta(T)

Latex:

\(\Delta T\)

Dimension:

temperature

law

Q = C * Delta(T)

Latex:

\[Q = C \Delta T\]