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Does water conduct heat away from your body faster compared to air does?
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∙ 12y ago
Ok, lets assume that a pool of water and the air are at the same temperature. There are a number of ways you can lose heat to the surroundings, however in this example the most important reason is:
Conduction. This is due to direct contact with surrounding particles. As the Particles in you body vibrate with energy they collide with surrounding air or water particles. You will thus lose much more energy to water than to air as water is much better at conducting heat away from you. (There are many times more water particles to transfer the energy away).
In terms of heat capacity, if water has a higher heat capacity then it will take more energy from your body to heat it up. Seeing as you body is warmer than the surrounding water, the water will take more of your thermal energy to reach thermal equilibrium with you.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoYes but it also holds heat better than the air does. This is why a wetsuit keeps you warm in the water. Becasue it traps water which your body then heats up.
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