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• Specific heat capacity (C), is the amount of heat needed to change  the temperature of one gram of a substance by one kelvin:

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• Molar heat capacity is the amount of heat required to change the  temperature of one mole of the substance by one kelvin:

The specific heat capacity of liquid water is 4.184 J/gïK, so:

• Table 6.4 has specific heat capacities of some elements,  compounds, and materials.

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