Can someone explain what is specific heat capacity for and where is it applied?

Question

Really need to know the applications of specific heat capacity.

Answer 1

Specific heat defines a material's ability to absorb or emit heat.

For instance, dry air is denser than humid air but humid air has a higher specific heat. So you feel colder when its 10 degrees in moist-air Boston than in dry-air Minneapolis in the winter. The cold moist air has a greater specific heat, meaning it can draw or deliver more calories than dry air.

Answer 2

Atoms absorb radiation;that is the nature of atoms. Not all atoms weight the same.Some are more massive than others.
They can be considered little sponges of the Universe that soak up heat.Therefore atoms have different temperatures.
The more dense a material is the less atoms it has per Unit weight.The more numerous are the atoms in a mass structure the more heat it absorbs per unit temperature.

So it is convienient to measure the amount of heat absorbed per unit temperature in terms of mass of different materials.

The measure of heat absorbed per unit mass per degrees is called heat capacity of the material.

For example aluminum is ligher than lead. Therefore aluminum would have more atoms per pounds than lead. Therefore aluminum would absorb more heat per pound. That means that aluminum is the better conductor for transfering heat energy.