The total heat capacity of an object is the amount of energy needed to raise its temperature one degree Celsius. Heat capacity is usually measured in joules per Celsius degree. Thus, if an object has a heat capacity of 500 joules per Celsius degree, adding 500 joules of thermal energy will increase its temperature by 1° Celsius. Adding 1,500 joules will increase its temperature by 3° Celsius, and so forth. Removing the same amount of thermal energy will decrease the object’s temperature by... więcej

Salem Press Encyclopedia of Science, 2023. 2p.