Specific Heat Capacity / cal/(g·°C) → J/(kg·K)
Convert Thermochemical calories per gram Celsius degree to Joules per kilogram kelvin
Convert heat capacity per unit mass and temperature interval. Convert Thermochemical calories per gram Celsius degree (cal/(g·°C)) to Joules per kilogram kelvin (J/(kg·K)). Find the formula, worked examples, unit definitions, and practical guidance below.
Reverse: Joules per kilogram kelvin to Thermochemical calories per gram Celsius degree →
How to convert Thermochemical calories per gram Celsius degree to joules per kilogram kelvin
Use the same thermodynamic convention before comparing values: constant-pressure and constant-volume heat capacities can differ. Temperature factors here are intervals, without offsets.
Use x for the value in cal/(g·°C), b for the intermediate value in J/(kg·K), and y for the result in J/(kg·K).
J/(kg·K) = cal/(g·°C) × 4184
Worked examples
10 cal/(g·°C) ≈ 41840 J/(kg·K)
Step 1: (10 × 4184) ≈ 41840 J/(kg·K).
Step 2: 41840 ÷ 1 ≈ 41840 J/(kg·K).20 cal/(g·°C) ≈ 83680 J/(kg·K)
Step 1: (20 × 4184) ≈ 83680 J/(kg·K).
Step 2: 83680 ÷ 1 ≈ 83680 J/(kg·K).
Results are rounded to 12 significant digits. Converting units does not increase the precision of the original measurement. Very large or small values outside JavaScript’s finite numeric range are rejected.
About Thermochemical calories per gram Celsius degree
Thermochemical calories per gram Celsius degree (cal/(g·°C)) measures specific heat capacity under the conventions above. The base value in J/(kg·K) is (x × 4184), where x is the numerical value in cal/(g·°C). Factors shown here are rounded for display; calculations use the stored factor.
About Joules per kilogram kelvin
Joules per kilogram kelvin (J/(kg·K)) measures specific heat capacity under the conventions above. The base value in J/(kg·K) is (x × 1), where x is the numerical value in J/(kg·K). Factors shown here are rounded for display; calculations use the stored factor.
Definitions and sources
Carry the same physical assumptions into subsequent physics calculations.
Thermochemical calories per gram Celsius degree to joules per kilogram kelvin reference table
| Thermochemical calories per gram Celsius degree (cal/(g·°C)) | Joules per kilogram kelvin (J/(kg·K)) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 4184 |
| 5 | 20920 |
| 10 | 41840 |
| 25 | 104600 |
| 50 | 209200 |
| 100 | 418400 |
| 1000 | 4184000 |
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