History of Specific heat capacity

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Specific Heat capacity is the slope of the internal energy of a substance as a function of Temperature. Because the internal energy curve is normally almost linear, it can by approximated by measuring the heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1^oC (or one degree Kelvin). The SI units of measurement for this are Jg^-1K^-1.

Specific Heat capacity is the slope of the internal energy due to random motion of atoms in a sample as a function of Temperature, normalized by dividing by the mass of the sample. Because the internal energy curve is normally almost linear, it can by approximated by measuring the heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1^oC (or one degree Kelvin). The SI units of measurement for this are Jg^-1K^-1.