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How long something stays hot depends on its heat capacity. Heat capacity is a measure of the amount of energy required to change the temperature of an object.

Water has a relatively large heat capacity per gram whereas metals have a low heat capacity. This means that water retains it heat but metals heat and cool quickly. We can take a metal tray from an oven and put it to cool, we can touch the tray soon afterwards but the roast that we put on the serving platter stays hot for a lot longer.

The plastic in the kettle will cool depending on its heat capacity. Metal cools quickly due to its low heat capacity.

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