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What is the definition of caloric ?
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An invisible material substance that could be add to a bodyor lost to a body.
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How did Count Rumford dispute the caloric theory?
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During the gun boring process, he noticed a sig. amount of heat was generated due to friction but a small amount of mass was lost.
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What is Brownian movement?
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Random haphazard movements as they collide with their container.
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What happens with convection currents ?
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Heated particles rise, cooler particles with less particles fall and replace heated particles.
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What are the three forms of heat transfer
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Conduction,convection and radiation
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What is the formula for Kelvin ?
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273 + °C
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What is the formula for heat capacity ?
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Q=C🔼T
Q- heat C-heat capacity 🔼- refers to the change T- temperature |
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What is heat capacity ?
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the heat required to raise the temp. of a substance by 1 Kelvin
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Another name for heat capacity is __________
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thermal energy
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What is the formula for specific heat capacity ?
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Q=Mc 🔼 T
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