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Re: What is the highest specific heat capacity known?

Date: Thu Feb 17 19:29:21 2005
Posted By: John Christie, Faculty, Dept. of Chemistry,
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 1108161474.Ch
Message:

Heat capacity varies at different temperatures. At room temperature, the highest heat capacities known are:

hydrogen gas -- 14.3 J/K/g
water vapour -- 7.3 J/K/g
helium gas -- 4.3 J/K/g
liquid water -- 4.2 J/K/g
This was calculated from data in the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics -- thermodynamics table in section D. I do not know where the values are tabulated directly.

These are constant pressure heat capacities compared on an equal mass basis.


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