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| Also, we use the term in a narrower sense to mean the amount of heat, in calories that we require to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by one Celsius degree. | Also, we use the term in a narrower sense to mean the amount of heat, in calories that we require to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by one Celsius degree. | ||
| - | Q = m * c * delta T, | + | Q = m * c * ΔT, |
| c = specific heat, units of J / (kg * k), (k = kelvin) | c = specific heat, units of J / (kg * k), (k = kelvin) | ||
| Q = heat energy, in Joules ... or "transfer of heat" | Q = heat energy, in Joules ... or "transfer of heat" | ||