Specific heat is the amount of heat per unit mass required to rise the temperature of a substance by one degree celsius.It is expressed in units of thermal energy per degree temperature.A calorimeter is used when measuring the heat capacity of a reaction.Molar heat capacity is amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a substance by one degree Celsius.
In this reaction, Copper is the element being oxidized because it is losing electrons. It starts with a neutral charge (0) and ends up with a 6+ charge. Because its charge is increasing, it is being oxidized (losing electrons).
