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Specific heat capacity, latent heat and heating curves

Particle model and thermal physics · Lesson 3 of 4

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Lesson 3 of 4 · Particle model and thermal physics

Specific heat capacity, latent heat and heating curves

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calculate the energy needed to change temperature using $\Delta E = mc\Delta \theta$ and apply the meaning of specific heat capacity
explain why substances with different specific heat capacities change temperature by different amounts for the same energy transfer
calculate the energy transferred during a change of state using $E = mL$ and apply the meaning of specific latent heat

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interpret heating and cooling curves, identifying regions where temperature changes and plateaus where state changes occur

explain why temperature remains constant during melting and boiling while energy is still being transferred to the substance

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