Why Does Water Have a High Specific Heat

question 38

Multiple Choice

Why does water have a high specific heat?

• A)Much of the added energy is required to break hydrogen bonds.
• B)Water is not very dense like metals and therefore doesn't conduct heat as readily.
• C)Much of the heat that is added to water is converted to kinetic energy.
• D)None of the energy is stored as potential energy.
• E)none of the above

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