vSpecific heat capacity: The energy (joules) required to          raise the temperature of 1 gram of substance by 1¡C

Unit:  J g-1K-1  or  J g-1¡C-1




vMolar heat capacity: The energy (joules) required to raise the temperature of 1 mol of substance by 1¡C

Unit:  J mol-1 K-1 or  J mol-1¡C-1