Table of specific/latent heats

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the search for a comprehensive table of specific heats and latent heats, including fusion and condensation, particularly for less common substances. Participants express a need for accessible reference materials.

Discussion Character

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant requests a comprehensive table of specific and latent heats, noting that existing resources are limited to common substances like water and metals.
  • Another participant suggests the Chemical Rubber Handbook as a useful source for this information.
  • A different participant expresses concerns about the accessibility of the Chemical Rubber Handbook due to subscription costs and the impracticality of printing it out.
  • One participant shares a link to a book that may contain the desired information but notes that it may not be a lasting solution.
  • Another participant acknowledges the price of the suggested book and mentions better deals available on Amazon.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the need for a comprehensive reference but express differing opinions on the best sources and their accessibility. No consensus on a single solution is reached.

Contextual Notes

Participants highlight limitations related to subscription services and the practicality of physical versus online resources, but do not resolve these issues.

Who May Find This Useful

This discussion may be useful for individuals seeking reference materials on specific and latent heats, particularly those interested in less common substances or looking for affordable resources.

mrjeffy321
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Can someone point me in the direction of a table with a lot of specific heats and latent heats (fusion, condensation).
I want a good comprehensive one for reference, and I also want to find some data on some more dificult to find substances.

all I can find so far are small tables with just a couple things on them, water and some metals, or just information on what specific heat is.
 
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The Chemical Rubber Handbook is always a good first source.
 
that is good, lots of good usefull info, but I can't really use it that long as a reference guide, because my 24-hour subsciption will run out, and I don't really want to buy one of their very expensive subscription, or use all the time and paper trying to print it all today.

perhaps I could go out and buy one of these physicaly books, but I would really prefer an online source to that (much cheaper for one)
 
thanks, that is a good price for those books, they can get to over $100, but if I decide to go that way, there are some slightly better deals on that same book on amazon.com
 

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