Solution with high specific heat.

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The discussion centers on producing a solution with high specific heat, specifically using water as a solvent. The user seeks safe and readily available ions or molecules to enhance the solution's energy storage capacity. While lithium is noted for its high specific heat, concerns regarding its safety when combined with water are raised. A key conclusion is that adding substances to water may disrupt its hydrogen bonding structure, potentially decreasing its already high specific heat rather than increasing it.

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  • Understanding of specific heat capacity and its significance in thermodynamics.
  • Knowledge of hydrogen bonding and its role in water's properties.
  • Familiarity with safe chemical compounds and their interactions with water.
  • Basic chemistry skills to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of potential additives.
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  • Research the specific heat capacities of various salts and their effects on water.
  • Investigate safe alternatives to lithium for enhancing specific heat in solutions.
  • Explore the role of hydrogen bonding in determining the specific heat of liquids.
  • Examine experimental methods for measuring changes in specific heat when additives are introduced to water.
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Hi, I want to know how I could produce a solution with a high specific heat, meaning it could store a huge amount of energy for each celsius degree raised.

Im planing on using water as the solvent but I am having a hard time finding the right ions or molecules to make this solution able to store more energy. My objective is to find a safe enough readily avaiable products to make this project.

I´m aware that lithium has a very high specific heat, yet I am also aware its not very safe, specially with water. I am not sure about salts containing it though. If anyone has any idea or know of a safe liquid with a high specific heat, please let me know.

Thanks.
 
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I can be wrong, but as water already has anomalously high specific heat, I doubt you will be able to increase it by dissolving something. Part of the energy is stored in hydrogen bonds, any dissolve substance disturbs water structure, making creaction of hydrogen bonds more difficult, thus decreasing specific heat.
 

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