Specific Heat (4.18 J/(goC)

  • The reason water has a high specific heat compared to most other objects is also due to hydrogen bonding.
  • Water helps control the climate due to its specific heat, on a hot day water absorbs the heat and on cold nights water releases the heat this is why water is a good medium for solar energy.
  • Unlike Iron which only has a specific heat of 0.447 J /(goC) so water can absorb about 10 times as much heat as iron.