Water is an excellent cooling agent because of its
- ALow boiling point
- BHigh boiling point
- CHigh specific heat
- DLow specific heat
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
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Correct answer: (c) High specific heat
Explanation
Water has a very high specific heat: about 4.2 J is needed to warm 1 gram by 1 °C, more than almost any other common substance.
So water can absorb a lot of heat while warming only a little, which makes it a good coolant, for example in car radiators.