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The human body is like a heating system because we have an internal temperature "gauge", so to speak. Our bodies can tell when we are cold or hot and create sweat to cool us down if we get too hot.
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∙ 9y agoThe human body is mostly made of water (about 70%). Water has a high heat capacity, 4.184 J/gC°. This is compared to iron which has a heat capacity of 0.45 J/gC°. This gives the human body a high heat capacity. This is good because chemical reactions in the body vital for life only work in a narrow temperature range. If we got hot or cold more easily, then we would just die.
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Do covalent bonds give water a low heat capacity?
Water is covalently bonded and has a high heat capacity.
Would substances with high specific heat capacity also have high temperatures?
Specific heat capacity is the amount of energy or heat required to raise the temperature of a unit mass of a substance by one kelvin. So if the specific heat capacity is high then you would require more energy or heat to raise its temperature. The specific heat capacity does not really have anything to do with how much you can increase an objects temperature. IT HAS TO DO WITH THE ENERGY NEEDED TO INCREASE THE TEMPERATURE.
Which substance having high specific heat capacity?
A common substance with a high specific heat is water. There are a few substances that have a higher heat capacity than water, though, such as lithium and ammonia.
Does aluminium have as high a specific heat capacity as iron?
why wud i know
Does hydrogen or water has high specific heat capacity?
Water has a MUCH higher specific heat than hydrogen.
How does heat capacity makes water a good heat sink?
If a body of water has a high heat capacity, it can store more thermal energy making it a good heat sink.
What are the mechanisms of heat gain in the human body?
high metabolic rates, shivering,
Should thermos have high or low heat capacity?
calorimeters should have a low heat capacity
Does sand have a high or low specific heat capacity?
sand have low specific heat capacity.
Water is a good coolant because of its hig heat of?
Water has a high heat capacity, so it can absorbs a lot of heat in comparison to other molecules of the same amount or volume.
Does cooking pot have low or high specific heat capacity?
Low heat capacity for effective heating.
What property of water makes it so your high temperature will go down?
Water has a high heat capacity and a high specific heat capacity 4.184 kJ/kg/K
Do covalent bonds give water a low heat capacity?
Water is covalently bonded and has a high heat capacity.
What is high heat capacity?
A substance with a high specific heat capacity is one that needs a lot of heat energy pumped into it in order to raise its temperature. Substances with relatively high specific heat capacities include water, rock, and potatoes.
Would it be better to have pots and pans made from material with a high specific heat capacity or low specific heat capacity?
Higher Heat
Does a substance that cools up quickly have high or low specific heat capacity?
It would have a LOW specific heat capacity because -- the subst heats up quickly which means you would use less heat capacity.
Does metal with high heat capacity raise temperature of water more than a metal with low heat capacity?
yes
