Volumetric heat capacity in the context of "Heat capacity"

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⭐ Core Definition: Volumetric heat capacity

The volumetric heat capacity of a material is the heat capacity of a sample of the substance divided by the volume of the sample. It is the amount of energy that must be added, in the form of heat, to one unit of volume of the material in order to cause an increase of one unit in its temperature. The SI unit of volumetric heat capacity is joule per kelvin per cubic meter, J⋅K⋅m.

The volumetric heat capacity can also be expressed as the specific heat capacity (heat capacity per unit of mass, in J⋅K⋅kg) times the density of the substance (in kg/L, or g/mL). It is defined to serve as an intensive property.

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👉 Volumetric heat capacity in the context of Heat capacity

Heat capacity or thermal capacity is a physical property of matter, defined as the amount of heat that must be supplied to an object to produce a unit change in its temperature. The SI unit of heat capacity is joule per kelvin (J/K). It quantifies the ability of a material or system to store thermal energy.

Heat capacity is an extensive property. The corresponding intensive property is the specific heat capacity, found by dividing the heat capacity of an object by its mass. Dividing the heat capacity by the amount of substance in moles yields its molar heat capacity. The volumetric heat capacity measures the heat capacity per volume. In architecture and civil engineering, the heat capacity of a building is often referred to as its thermal mass.

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← Heat capacity ← Thermal capacity
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Heat capacity → Energy → Heat → Volume → Temperature → International System of Units → Cubic meter → Specific heat capacity → Kilogram → Density → Litre → Gram → Millilitre → Intensive property →