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Specific heat capacity

The specific heat capacity measures the ability of a substance to store thermal energy.

ElementSpecific heat capacity
1HHydrogen14,300 J·kg−1·K−1
2HeHelium5,193 J·kg−1·K−1
3LiLithium3,482 J·kg−1·K−1
4BeBeryllium1,825 J·kg−1·K−1
5BBoron1,260 J·kg−1·K−1
6CCarbonGraphite: 427 J·kg−1·K−1
7NNitrogen1,040 J·kg−1·K−1 (298 K)
8OOxygen920 J·kg−1·K−1 (298 K)
10NeNeon1,030 J·kg−1·K−1
11NaSodium1,230 J·kg−1·K−1
12MgMagnesium1,023 J·kg−1·K−1
13AlAluminum897 J·kg−1·K−1
14SiSilicon703 J·kg−1·K−1 (298 K)
15PPhosphorus685.6 J·kg−1·K−1 (298 K)
16SSulfur736 J·kg−1·K−1
17ClChlorine480 J·kg−1·K−1
18ArArgon319 J·kg−1·K−1 (293.1 K)
19KPotassium757.8 J·kg−1·K−1
20CaCalcium647.3 J·kg−1·K−1
21ScScandium586 J·kg−1·K−1
22TiTitanium523 J·kg−1·K−1
23VVanadium489 J·kg−1·K−1
24CrChromium449 J·kg−1·K−1
25MnManganese479.5 J·kg−1·K−1
26FeIron449 J·kg−1·K−1
27CoCobalt421 J·kg−1·K−1
28NiNickel444 J·kg−1·K−1
29CuCopper385 J·kg−1·K−1
30ZnZinc388 J·kg−1·K−1
31GaGallium371 J·kg−1·K−1
32GeGermanium308.3 J·kg−1·K−1
33AsArsenic328.5 J·kg−1·K−1
40ZrZirconium270 J·kg−1·K−1
45RhRhodium243 J·kg−1·K−1
47AgSilver235 J·kg−1·K−1 (298.1 K)
49InIndium233 J·kg−1·K−1
72HfHafnium140 J·kg−1·K−1
73TaTantalum140 J·kg−1·K−1
74WTungsten138 J·kg−1·K−1
75ReRhenium137 J·kg−1·K−1
76OsOsmium130 J·kg−1·K−1
78PtPlatinum130 J·kg−1·K−1
79AuGold128 J·kg−1·K−1
80HgMercury140 J·kg−1·K−1
81TlThallium129 J·kg−1·K−1
82PbLead131 J·kg−1·K−1
92UUranium116 J·kg−1·K−1
94PuPlutonium130 J·kg−1·K−1
95AmAmericium0.11 J·kg−1·K−1