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Heat Capacity Calculator

How much heat an object soaks up per degree.

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Kelvin and °C steps are the same size.

Capacity vs. specific heat

C = Q / ΔT

Heat capacity belongs to a whole OBJECT: this pot, that engine block. Divide it by the mass and you get the material's specific heat. 50 kJ warming something by 12 K means C = 4.17 kJ/K, and it's how calorimeters weigh energy: burn the sample, read the temperature rise, multiply.