Thursday, March 11, 2010

MC Delta T



And it's M, C, Delta T!

That's calorimetry dawg.

MC Delta T is a formula that calculates the specific heat of a substance. It's used in calorimetry.

Q = MCDeltaT, where Q is the heat energy in joules/calories, M is the mass in grams, C is the specific heat in calories or joules per Celsius gram, and Delta T is the change in temperature of the substance.

Here's a calorimetry sample problem.

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