m versus n

[Catherine Bubser 2C]

Does the m constant mean mass and the n constant mean moles in heat capacity equations?

[Morgan Gee 3B]

Yes that is correct. You'll notice how when there's m, the heat capacity constant is written as Cs, which actually means specific heat capacity. As for n, the heat capacity is written as Cm, which actually means molar heat capacity.

[Ivy Tan 1E]

Yes, you're right! For example, Cp,m means specific heat capacity under constant pressure and Cv,m means specific heat capacity under constant volume.

[Neal_Agarwal_3B]

Yep!. Make sure to check which units you use in these thermodynamic equations because they might tell you whether to use m or n. I hope this helps!

[Chudi Onyedika 3A]

Yes, you are correct, m is mass and n is moles.

[Crystal Pan 2G]

Yes, m is mass and n is moles. If you're given m, you should use the specific heat capacity and if given n you should use molar heat capacity. You could also convert the mass to moles and moles to mass to use either of the heat capacities.

[Nick Saeedi 1I]

yes n is used to specify that you are using molar heat capacity.

[Jamie2002]

Yeah! m stands for mass while n stands for moles

[Andy Hon 3E]

m= mass
n= moles

[Daniel Hernandez 1G]

Yup, 'm' is used to indicate mass usually in the form of grams and 'n' is used to indicate moles.

[Hasan Mirza 3F]

Yes, they always use n for moles so as not to confuse it with m which is for mass.

[apurva-3E]

m is mass and n is mols.