Human Body and Specific Heat

The specific heat of the human body compared with protein and wood

Specific heat capacity of the human body can be found in the table below.

Substance Specific Heat
- cp -
(J/kg.oC)
Human Body (average) 3470
Protein 1700
Wood 1700

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