A solid metal component of mass absorbs of thermal energy when its temperature increases from to . Calculate the heat capacity of the component in .
Cevap: 120 J/K
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The heat capacity of the metal component is .
Heat capacity () is calculated by dividing the total thermal energy absorbed () by the resulting temperature change (). Performing the division yields . Note that the mass () is not included in the denominator because heat capacity refers to the entire object, unlike specific heat capacity.
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Heat capacity () represents the thermal energy needed to change a body's temperature by one unit (), whereas specific heat capacity () is heat capacity per unit mass ().