Specific Heat Calculator

Find specific heat from heat, mass and temperature change.

Heat added (J)

Mass

Temperature change (°C)

Specific heat (J/kg·°C) 2,000

Formula: c = Q ÷ (m · ΔT)

Step-by-step with your numbers:

1. Values used:

2. Heat added = 10,000 J

3. Mass = 1

4. Temperature change = 5 °C

6. Heat added x Mass = 10,000 x 1 = 10,000

7. Specific heat = (Heat added x Mass) / Temperature change = 10,000 / 5 = 2,000J/kg·°C

Did we solve your problem today?

Specific heat is the energy to raise 1 kg of a material by 1 °C.

The math behind it

c = Q ÷ (mass × temperature change).

10,000 J, 1 kg, 5 °C → 2,000 J/kg·°C.

High specific heat?

Means the material resists temperature change (like water).