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Would fevers run higher or lower if liquid water's specific heat were not so high?
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Fevers would run higher if liquid water's specific heat were lower. The amount of energy need to raise our body temperature would be less. Although the body would still develop control mechanisms to regulate the temperature to prevent heat death of the cells.
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What is the boiling point of a liquid solution?
It all depends on the liquid, like waters boiling point is diffent then something like Mercury
What means that a large amount of energy is required to change the waters temperature?
Specific heat
Why is the specific heat of liquid water so high?
The heat of vaporization is so high for water because of waters extremely polar structure and the hydrogen bonds water molecules form with each other. It takes increased kinetic energy and increase in temperature to break the hydrogen bonds and allow water molecules to enter the vapor state.
What is the difference between solid and liquid waste?
Solid waste: metals, building materials, glass, ceramics, plastics, papers, etc. Liquid waste: polluted waters from industry and domestic use, etc.
How do waters relative densities as a solid and a liquid differ from that of most other substance?
The solid state of water is less dense than its liquid state, which is why ice floats on water. The solid state of nearly all other substances is more dense than the liquid state and sinks in the liquid state.
Do boats float higher or lower in tropical waters?
higher as when the temprature rises the density of the water/liquid decreases, so does the buoyant force that the water/liquid exerts on an object such as a boat or vessel
Why are the waters at the equator warmer than waters at higher latitudes?
Because the waters are heated throughout the whole year and not just in the summer as at higher latitudes.
Why are waters at the equator warmer than waters at higher latitudes?
Because the waters are heated throughout the whole year and not just in the summer as at higher latitudes.
What is waters specific gravity?
1
Waters high specific heat is mainly a consequence of?
Water has a high specific heat capacity because it is a relatively light molecule (18 grams per mole). The specific heats of molecules are all about the same on a per-molecule basis, especially at higher temperatures. This is called the law of Dulong and Petit. At low temperatures, it gets more complicated because the vibrations of molecules are quantized. When specific heats are measured on a per-gram basis, lighter molecules have higher specific heats. For example, the specific heat of hydrogen (H2), which has a molecular weight of 2 grams per mole, is much higher than that of water. Liquid water has a higher specific heat than most other liquids (such as alcohols) because its molecules are lighter.
What is the boiling point of a liquid solution?
It all depends on the liquid, like waters boiling point is diffent then something like Mercury
When we are thinking of food and our mouth waters what is the liquid in your mouth?
saliva
Is the boiling point of fluorine higher than waters?
no
What is the boiling point of a liquid?
It all depends on the liquid, like waters boiling point is diffent then something like Mercury
What is waters state at the temperature between zero and 100 degrees celsius?
Liquid
What are the examples of thermal conduction?
there are gases,liquid,waters and mug or solid objects
Which moon or planet is intriguing to scientists because it may have a layer of liquid waters?
Pluto
