Using Table A.4 in Appendix A, (a) What is the specific heat for mercury at room temperature (68^{\circ } F)? (b) What is the specific heat for kerosene at room temperature (20^{\circ } C)?
| Table A.4 | ||||||||
| Physical Properties for Some Common Liquids at Standard Sea-Level Atmospheric Pressure at Room Temperature | ||||||||
| Liquid | Temperature (θ) ^{\circ }F |
Density (ρ) slug/ft^{3} |
Specific Gravity^{a} (s) – |
Absolute (Dynamic) Viscosity (μ) 10^{-6} Ib-sec/ft^{2} |
Surface Tension (σ) lb/ft |
Vapor Pressure (\rho _{\upsilon } ) psia |
Bulk Modulus of Elasticity (E _{\upsilon } ) psi |
Specific Heat (c) ft-Ib/(slug-^{\circ }R)=ft^{2}/(sec-^{\circ }R) |
| Benzene | 68 | 1.700 | 0.876 | 14.370 | 0.0020 | 1.450000 | 150.000 | 10.290 |
| Carbon tetra-chloride | 68 | 3.080 | 1.588 | 20.350 | 0.0018 | 1.900000 | 160.000 | 5035 |
| Crude oil | 68 | 1.660 | 0.586 | 150.000 | 0.0020 | – | – | – |
| Gasoline | 68 | 1.320 | 0.680 | 3.100 | – | 8.000000 | – | 12.500 |
| Glycerin | 68 | 2.440 | 1.258 | 31200.000 | 0.0043 | 0.000002 | 630.000 | 14.270 |
| Hydrogen | -430 | 0.143 | 0.074 | 0.435 | 0.0002 | 3.100000 | – | – |
| Kerosene | 68 | 1.570 | 0.809 | 40.000 | 0.0017 | 0.460000 | – | 12.000 |
| Mercury | 68 | 26.300 | 13.557 | 33.000 | 0.0320 | 0.000025 | 3.800.000 | 834 |
| Oxygen | 320 | 2.340 | 1.206 | 5.800 | 0.0010 | 3.100000 | – | 5760 |
| SAE 10 oil | 68 | 1.780 | 0.918 | 1700.000 | 0.0025 | – | – | – |
| SAE 30 oi | 68 | 1.780 | 0.918 | 9200.000 | 0.0024 | – | – | – |
| Fresh water | 68 | 1.936 | 0.998 | 21.000 | 0.0050 | 0.340000 | 318.000 | 25.000 |
| Seawater | 68 | 1.985 | 1.023 | 22.500 | 0.0050 | 0.340000 | 336.000 | 35.000 |
| Liquid | Temperature (θ) ^{\circ }C |
Density (ρ) Kg/m^{3} |
Specific Gravity^{a} (s) – |
Absolute (Dynamic) Viscosity (μ) 10^{-3} N-sec/m^{2} |
Surface Tension (σ) N/m |
Vapor Pressure (\rho _{\upsilon } ) KN/m^{2} abs |
Bulk Modulus of Elasticity (E _{\upsilon } ) 10^{6} N/m^{2} |
Specific Heat (c) N-m/(Kg-^{\circ }K)=m^{2}/(sec^{2}-^{\circ }K) |
| Benzene | 20 | 976.0 | 0.876 | 0.650 | 0.2900 | 10.000000 | 1030 | 1720.0 |
| Carbon tetra-chloride | 20 | 1588.0 | 1.588 | 0.970 | 0.0260 | 13.100000 | 1100 | 842.0 |
| Crude oil | 20 | 586.0 | 0.856 | 7.200 | 0.0300 | – | – | – |
| Gasoline | 20 | 680.0 | 0.680 | 0.290 | – | 55.200000 | – | 2100.0 |
| Glycerin | 20 | 1258.0 | 1.258 | 1494.000 | 0.0630 | 0.000014 | 4344 | 2386.0 |
| Hydrogen | -257 | 73.7 | 0.074 | 0.021 | 0.0029 | 21.400000 | – | – |
| Kerosene | 20 | 808.0 | 0.808 | 1.920 | 0.0250 | 3.200000 | – | 2000.0 |
| Mercury | 20 | 13.550.0 | 13.550 | 1.560 | 0.5100 | 0.000170 | 26200 | 139.4 |
| Oxygen | -195 | 1206.0 | 1.206 | 0.278 | 0.0150 | 21.400000 | – | 964.0 |
| SAE 10 oil | 20 | 918.0 | 0.918 | 82.000 | 0.0370 | – | – | – |
| SAE 30 oi | 20 | 918.0 | 0.918 | 440.000 | 0.0360 | – | – | – |
| Fresh water | 20 | 998.0 | 0.998 | 1.000 | 0.0730 | 2.340000 | 2171 | 4187.0 |
| Seawater | 20 | 1023.0 | 1.023 | 1.070 | 0.0730 | 2.340000 | 2300 | 3933.0 |
