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Why the heat capacity of water is high?

Thread starter wdlang
Start date Jul 22, 2012
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Jul 22, 2012

wdlang

which material has the highest heat capacity?

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You should learn how to use Google, or some other search engine some day. They are very helpful

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_capacity#Table_of_specific_heat_capacities

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