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Calorimetry Calculator (q = mcΔT)

Heat absorbed or released by a temperature change — solve for heat, mass, specific heat or ΔT.

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Formula used

q = m · c · ΔT

Every result substitutes your values into this relation step by step above.

Assumptions

  • No phase change — q = mcΔT does not include latent heats.
  • No heat lost to surroundings (ideal calorimeter); sign convention: +q absorbed, −q released.

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