What is the specific heat of granite? What are top five in heat capacity?

Subject: What is the specific heat of granite? What are top five in heat capacity?

Date: Mon Jul 23 05:07:38 2001
Posted by George
Grade level: grad (non-science) School: hobbyist
City: Las Vegas State/Province: Nevada Country: USA
Area of science: Physics
ID: 995879258.Ph

Message:


Considering all elements, compounds, and molecular substances, what are 
the "top five" in specific heat capacity, that is, what substances hold the 
greatest amount of heat in comparison to water (as the benchmark number "1") 
and release that heat the slowest?  The question relates to the best insulating 
material known to mankind, in consideraton of heat only and no other properties.

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