Specific Heat Capacity (2 Min) - heat, mass, change in temperature 

Heat absorbed is determined by the incoming medium's transfer of energy. Similarly, heat lost is determined by how much energy transfer is given away to the surrounding medium. This was based on the formula heat = work x change in internal energy. However, it is important that once this has been accomplished, the more accurate numerical value needs to take into account the mass, specific heat capacity and the change in temperature of the accompanying medium it is working with. The formula to illustrate this is heat = mass x specific heat capacity x change in temperature.