Heat capacity Heat capacity is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a given mass by 1C. Unit: calloc/g Water has the highest heat capacity of any common liquid or solid H20: Cp=1 cal/oC/g Alcohol: 0.535 cal/oc/g Acetone: 0.506 calloc/g Sulfuric acid: 0. 411 cal/oc/g Benzene: 0.389 cal/oC/g Carbon tetrachloride: 0.198 calloc/g Mercury: 0.03346 calloC/gHeat capacity • Heat capacity is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a given mass by 1oC. Unit: cal/oC/g • Water has the highest heat capacity of any common liquid or solid. – H2O: Cp =1 cal/oC/g – Alcohol: 0.535 cal/oC/g – Acetone: 0.506 cal/oC/g – Sulfuric acid: 0.411 cal/oC/g – Benzene: 0.389 cal/oC/g – Carbon tetrachloride: 0.198 cal/oC/g – Mercury: 0.03346 cal/oC/g