When substances are heated, they gain heat energy. The atoms and molecules of substances gain kinetic energy and their speed increases. The average kinetic energy of these particles is proportional to ...

Students learn to distinguish between heat and temperature. Thermochemistry: Students learn to distinguish between heat and temperature and to define and calculate specific heat capacity. They then ...

GREENVALE, N.Y. — Slant/Fin, a boiler and baseboard equipment manufacturer, has announced the availability of a new heat loss calculator app designed for use with the iPad or iPhone. According to the ...

The use of nanocomposites, which use small-scale particle fillers to enhance the characteristics of thermoplastics and thermosets, has attracted a lot of attention in recent years. For instance, ...

The specific heat capacity of a substance is the amount of thermal energy needed to increase the temperature of 1 kg of the substance by 1°C. Different substances have different specific heat ...

Studies of water contents of solid β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) in crystallized and vacuum dried conditions are reported. Water contents were estimated using Karl–Fischer (KF) titration and ...