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| The amount of heat needed to increase the temperature of an object exactly 1 degree Celsius. |
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| The quantity of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of pure water 1 degree Celsius. |
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| The SI unit of energy; 4,184 J is equal to one calorie. |
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| Energy that transfers from one object to another because of a temperature difference between the objects. |
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| Heat = Specific heat capacity x mass x change in temperature; Used to calculate heat energy. |
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| The amount of heat energy possessed by a substance. |
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| A process that releases heat to its surroundings. |
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| A process that absorbs heat from its surroundings. |
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| The minimum energy colliding particles must have in order to react. |
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| An unstable arrangement of atoms that exists momentarily at the peak of the activation- energy barrier; an intermediate or transitional structure formed during the course of a reaction. |
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