Molar Heat Capacity of the Elements

Unit J/K.mol

The molar heat capacity is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one mole of a substance by one kelvin. It equals the specific heat capacity multiplied by the molar mass. Molar heat capacity may differ significantly depending on whether measurement is at constant pressure (Cp) or constant volume (Cv).

Data available for 78 of 118 elements. Highest: Americium (62.7 J/K.mol). Lowest: Carbon (8.517 J/K.mol).

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118 elements
Molar Heat Capacity of the Elements
Symbol
95AmericiumAm62.7
64GadoliniumGd37.03
94PlutoniumPu35.5
55CesiumCs32.21
37RubidiumRb31.06
19PotassiumK29.6
62SamariumSm29.54
93NeptuniumNp29.46
65TerbiumTb28.91
1HydrogenH28.84
11SodiumNa28.23
68ErbiumEr28.12
56BariumBa28.07
80MercuryHg27.98
66DysprosiumDy27.7
92UraniumU27.66
63EuropiumEu27.66
60NeodymiumNd27.45
59PraseodymiumPr27.2
89ActiniumAc27.2
67HolmiumHo27.15
50TinSn27.11
57LanthanumLa27.11
69ThuliumTm27.03
58CeriumCe26.94
71LutetiumLu26.86
49IndiumIn26.74
70YtterbiumYb26.74
82LeadPb26.65
39YttriumY26.53
38StrontiumSr26.4
84PoloniumPo26.4
25ManganeseMn26.32
81ThalliumTl26.32
90ThoriumTh26.23
28NickelNi26.07
48CadmiumCd26.02
46PalladiumPd25.98
20CalciumCa25.93
31GalliumGa25.86
78PlatinumPt25.86
52TelluriumTe25.73
72HafniumHf25.73
21ScandiumSc25.52
83BismuthBi25.52
75RheniumRe25.48
30ZincZn25.47
79GoldAu25.42
34SeleniumSe25.36
40ZirconiumZr25.36
73TantalumTa25.36
47SilverAg25.35
51AntimonySb25.23
26IronFe25.1
77IridiumIr25.1
22TitaniumTi25.06
45RhodiumRh24.98
23VanadiumV24.89
12MagnesiumMg24.87
3LithiumLi24.86
27CobaltCo24.81
76OsmiumOs24.7
33ArsenicAs24.64
41NiobiumNb24.6
29CopperCu24.44
43TechnetiumTc24.27
74TungstenW24.27
13AluminumAl24.2
42MolybdenumMo24.06
44RutheniumRu24.06
15PhosphorusP23.82
24ChromiumCr23.35
32GermaniumGe23.22
16SulfurS22.75
14SiliconSi19.79
4BerylliumBe16.44
5BoronB11.09
6CarbonC8.517
2HeliumHe—
7NitrogenN—
8OxygenO—
9FluorineF—
10NeonNe—
17ChlorineCl—
18ArgonAr—
35BromineBr—
36KryptonKr—
53IodineI—
54XenonXe—
61PromethiumPm—
85AstatineAt—
86RadonRn—
87FranciumFr—
88RadiumRa—
91ProtactiniumPa—
96CuriumCm—
97BerkeliumBk—
98CaliforniumCf—
99EinsteiniumEs—
100FermiumFm—
101MendeleviumMd—
102NobeliumNo—
103LawrenciumLr—
104RutherfordiumRf—
105DubniumDb—
106SeaborgiumSg—
107BohriumBh—
108HassiumHs—
109MeitneriumMt—
110DarmstadtiumDs—
111RoentgeniumRg—
112CoperniciumCn—
113NihoniumNh—
114FleroviumFl—
115MoscoviumMc—
116LivermoriumLv—
117TennessineTs—
118OganessonOg—

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