thermochemistry

So, now in chemistry we have been introduced to a new topic called thermochemistry which is the chemistry of energy. In class we learned that heat energy is measured in calories and joules. we also learned how to calculate a loss or gain of heat energy of a substance using this formula: Q=mc(delta)T. I learned that Q equals heat energy, C equals heat capacity, (delta) T equals equals temperature change, and m equals mass. I learned that convection is the flow of heat through matter and conduction is when heat flows from a warm object to a cool one with no flow of matter. Oh also heat capacity is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by one Celsius degree. In chem class i learned that the specific heat capacity of water is 1cal/ g degrees Celsius or 4.184 J/grams degrees Celsius. i also learned how to calculate for deltaT the formula is this: deltaT=T(Final)-T(Initial). Next Monday we are going to have a test on this subject hopefully i am ready!!! Check out this website for more on specific heat capacity and Q=mc(delta)T