BRAINCAKESpecific Heat Capacity of Water
The specific heat capacity is defined as the energy required to raise the temperature of 1kg of a substance by 1°C.
Due to the hydrogen bonding between water molecules, more energy is required to raise the temperature of a given mass of water.
Water therefore has a high specific heat capacity of 4180 kg-1°C-1.
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