Does water have a high specific heat capacity?
2 Answers
Jul 15, 2015
Yes
Explanation:
Everything is a heat conductor, however some are better conductors that others. Water is a rather poor conductor of heat but it still conducts.
Jul 17, 2015
Its specific heat capacity is one of the highest.
http://www2.ucdsb.on.ca/tiss/stretton/database/Specific_Heat_Capacity_Table.html
When SHCs are low, the compound is a good conductor. That's why so much energy is needed to boil water, and why metals tend to be good conductors (low SHCs).
