Input interpretation
platinum metals | specific heat at STP
Summary
median | 186 J/(kg K) highest | 240 J/(kg K) (rhodium and palladium) lowest | 130 J/(kg K) (osmium)
Units
Ranked values
| | visual | ratios | 6 | osmium | | 0.54 | 1 5 | iridium | | 0.55 | 1.01 4 | platinum | | 0.55 | 1.02 3 | ruthenium | | 0.99 | 1.83 2 | rhodium | | 1 | 1.85 1 | palladium | | 1 | 1.85
Specific heat at STP rankings
1 | osmium | 130 J/(kg K) 2 | iridium | 131 J/(kg K) 3 | platinum | 133 J/(kg K) 4 | ruthenium | 238 J/(kg K) 5 | palladium | 240 J/(kg K) 6 | rhodium | 240 J/(kg K)
Unit conversions for median specific heat at STP 186 J/(kg K)
0.186 J/(g K) (joules per gram kelvin difference)
0.186 kJ/(kg K) (kilojoules per kilogram kelvin difference)
1.86×10^-4 kJ/(g K) (kilojoules per gram kelvin difference)
186 J/(kg °C) (joules per kilogram degree Celsius difference)
0.186 J/(g °C) (joules per gram degree Celsius difference)
0.0443 BTU_IT/(lb °F) (IT British thermal units per pound degree Fahrenheit difference)
Comparisons for median specific heat at STP 186 J/(kg K)
≈ 0.75 × ethanol specific heat capacity ( ≈ 246 J/(kg K) )
≈ 0.77 × caesium specific heat capacity ( ≈ 240 J/(kg K) )
≈ 1.2 × xenon specific heat capacity ( ≈ 158 J/(kg K) )
Thermodynamic properties
phase at STP | all | solid melting point | median | 2149 °C | highest | 3033 °C (osmium) | lowest | 1554.9 °C (palladium) | distribution | boiling point | median | 3988 °C | highest | 5012 °C (osmium) | lowest | 2963 °C (palladium) | distribution | molar heat of fusion | median | 23.7 kJ/mol | highest | 31 kJ/mol (osmium) | lowest | 16.7 kJ/mol (palladium) | distribution | molar heat of vaporization | median | 527 kJ/mol | highest | 630 kJ/mol (osmium) | lowest | 380 kJ/mol (palladium) | distribution | specific heat at STP | median | 186 J/(kg K) | highest | 240 J/(kg K) (rhodium and palladium) | lowest | 130 J/(kg K) (osmium) (properties at standard conditions)