The specific thermal capacities by weight $(c$ in $J\;kg^{-1} \; K^{-1})$ of a given matter is the amount of heat received by $1\;kg$ to rise its temperature by an amount of $1\;K$ (or $1^oC)$
It follows that:
$Q$=$c \cdot m\cdot \Delta \theta $
with: $Q$ = received heat (in J); $m$ = mass (in kg); $\Delta \theta$ = temperature increase (in K or oC)
| Matter | c $(Jkg^{-1} K^{-1})$ |
| aluminium | 890 |
| silver | 230 |
| wood | 2400 |
| carbon | 1010 |
| sodium chloride | 880 |
| cement | 830 |
| ice | 2100 |
| stannum | 220 |
| iron | 470 |
| copper | 400 |
| fiberglass | 835 |
| concrete aggregates | 830 |
| gold | 130 |
| marble | 880 |
| nickel | 443 |
| expansed polystyrene | 1380 |
| lead | 130 |
| sulfur | 750 |
| ordinary glass | 800 |
| zinc | 390 |
| benzene | 1800 |
| water | 4184 |
| ethanol | 2500 |
| ether | 1400 |
| mercury | 140 |
| petrol | 2100 |