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If a body of water has a high heat capacity, it can store more thermal energy making it a good heat sink.
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∙ 11y agoHeat capacity makes water a good heat sink, due to the fact that water has a high heat capacity, and anything with a high heat capacity makes a good heat sink.
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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 water or steel have a higher heat capacity?
1000 g of water
Why is water a good choice to heat something?
Water has a high heat capacity by mass and volume, and is very easy to manipulate reagrdless of state.
How do you measure molar heat capacity?
Specific heat is the heat capacity divided by the heat capacity of water, which makes it dimensionless. To obtain molar heat capacity from specific heat for a material of interest, simply multiply the specific heat by the heat capacity of water per gram [1 cal/(g*C)]and multiply by the molecular weight of the substance of interest. For example, to obtain the molar heat capacity of iron Specific heat of iron = 0.15 (note there are no units) Molar heat capacity of iron = 0.15*1 cal/(g*C)*55.85 g /gmole = 8.378 cal/(gmole*C)
In which temperature water has maximum specific heat capacity?
The specific heat capacity of water does not change much within-phase (ie, as a solid it has one specific heat capacity, as a liquid/gas it has another)
How does heat capacity of water makes any body of water a good heat sink?
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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
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 water or steel have a higher heat capacity?
1000 g of water
Why is water a good choice to heat something?
Water has a high heat capacity by mass and volume, and is very easy to manipulate reagrdless of state.
What does the high specific heat of water have to do with the convection currents in the air at the seashore?
Water'specific heat capacity is 4200 J/Kg°C . This high specific heat capacity suggests that the water will travel long distances without losing heat . This makes the convection currents in the air last longer.
Do covalent bonds give water a low heat capacity?
Water is covalently bonded and has a high heat capacity.
Is the heat capacity of water a physical or chemical property?
Heat capacity is a physical property.
How is specific heat of a substance different from the heat capacity?
Imagine 1 kg of water. This has a heat capacity. Now if you have 1000kg of water the heat capacity is obviously greater. The Specific Heat Capacity is a material constant. It specifies a set quantity. For water it is 4.184 kiloJoules per kilogram per Kelvin.
How do you measure molar heat capacity?
Specific heat is the heat capacity divided by the heat capacity of water, which makes it dimensionless. To obtain molar heat capacity from specific heat for a material of interest, simply multiply the specific heat by the heat capacity of water per gram [1 cal/(g*C)]and multiply by the molecular weight of the substance of interest. For example, to obtain the molar heat capacity of iron Specific heat of iron = 0.15 (note there are no units) Molar heat capacity of iron = 0.15*1 cal/(g*C)*55.85 g /gmole = 8.378 cal/(gmole*C)
When the sun goes down after a hot day why is the water still warm when the beach is cool?
Water has thr capacity to store a lot of heat compared to sand on the beach. Thus the heat stored in the water makes the water warmer.
In which temperature water has maximum specific heat capacity?
The specific heat capacity of water does not change much within-phase (ie, as a solid it has one specific heat capacity, as a liquid/gas it has another)
