define heat capacity
Heat capacity. (Science: chemistry) The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of an object by one degree Celsius (or Kelvin), it is represented by the symbol c and is given in units of J/K. Please contribute to this project, if you have more information about this term feel free to edit this page. This page was last modified on 3 October 2005, at 21:16.This page has been accessed 12,122 times.