Specific Heat Capacity of the Elements

Unit J/(kg K)

Specific heat capacity (cp) is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one unit mass of a substance by one unit of temperature. The SI unit is J⋅kg⁻¹⋅K⁻¹. For example, the specific heat capacity of water is 4184 J⋅kg⁻¹⋅K⁻¹.

Data available for 88 of 118 elements. Highest: Hydrogen (14300 J/(kg K)). Lowest: Technetium (63 J/(kg K)).

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118 elements

Specific Heat Capacity of the Elements
		Symbol
1	Hydrogen	H	14300
2	Helium	He	5193
3	Lithium	Li	3570
4	Beryllium	Be	1820
11	Sodium	Na	1230
7	Nitrogen	N	1040
5	Boron	B	1030
10	Neon	Ne	1030
12	Magnesium	Mg	1020
35	Bromine	Br	947.3
8	Oxygen	O	919
13	Aluminum	Al	904
9	Fluorine	F	824
15	Phosphorus	P	769.7
19	Potassium	K	757
6	Carbon	C	710
14	Silicon	Si	710
16	Sulfur	S	705
20	Calcium	Ca	631
21	Scandium	Sc	567
18	Argon	Ar	520.3
22	Titanium	Ti	520
23	Vanadium	V	489
25	Manganese	Mn	479
17	Chlorine	Cl	478.2
26	Iron	Fe	449
24	Chromium	Cr	448
28	Nickel	Ni	445
53	Iodine	I	429
27	Cobalt	Co	421
30	Zinc	Zn	388
29	Copper	Cu	384.4
31	Gallium	Ga	371
37	Rubidium	Rb	364
33	Arsenic	As	328
32	Germanium	Ge	321.4
34	Selenium	Se	321.2
38	Strontium	Sr	300
39	Yttrium	Y	298
40	Zirconium	Zr	278
41	Niobium	Nb	265
42	Molybdenum	Mo	251
36	Krypton	Kr	248.1
55	Cesium	Cs	242
45	Rhodium	Rh	240
46	Palladium	Pd	240
64	Gadolinium	Gd	240
44	Ruthenium	Ru	238
47	Silver	Ag	235
49	Indium	In	233
48	Cadmium	Cd	230
50	Tin	Sn	217
51	Antimony	Sb	207
56	Barium	Ba	205
52	Tellurium	Te	201
62	Samarium	Sm	196
57	Lanthanum	La	195
59	Praseodymium	Pr	193
58	Cerium	Ce	192
60	Neodymium	Nd	190
63	Europium	Eu	182
65	Terbium	Tb	182
68	Erbium	Er	168
66	Dysprosium	Dy	167
67	Holmium	Ho	165
69	Thulium	Tm	160
54	Xenon	Xe	158.3
70	Ytterbium	Yb	154
71	Lutetium	Lu	154
72	Hafnium	Hf	144
73	Tantalum	Ta	140
80	Mercury	Hg	139.5
75	Rhenium	Re	137
78	Platinum	Pt	133
74	Tungsten	W	132
77	Iridium	Ir	131
76	Osmium	Os	130
79	Gold	Au	129.1
81	Thallium	Tl	129
82	Lead	Pb	127
83	Bismuth	Bi	122
89	Actinium	Ac	120
90	Thorium	Th	118
92	Uranium	U	116
91	Protactinium	Pa	99.1
86	Radon	Rn	93.65
88	Radium	Ra	92
43	Technetium	Tc	63
61	Promethium	Pm	—
84	Polonium	Po	—
85	Astatine	At	—
87	Francium	Fr	—
93	Neptunium	Np	—
94	Plutonium	Pu	—
95	Americium	Am	—
96	Curium	Cm	—
97	Berkelium	Bk	—
98	Californium	Cf	—
99	Einsteinium	Es	—
100	Fermium	Fm	—
101	Mendelevium	Md	—
102	Nobelium	No	—
103	Lawrencium	Lr	—
104	Rutherfordium	Rf	—
105	Dubnium	Db	—
106	Seaborgium	Sg	—
107	Bohrium	Bh	—
108	Hassium	Hs	—
109	Meitnerium	Mt	—
110	Darmstadtium	Ds	—
111	Roentgenium	Rg	—
112	Copernicium	Cn	—
113	Nihonium	Nh	—
114	Flerovium	Fl	—
115	Moscovium	Mc	—
116	Livermorium	Lv	—
117	Tennessine	Ts	—
118	Oganesson	Og	—

Specific Heat Capacity of the Elements

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