Question

Explain how does water's high heat capacity influences the earth's climate?

Answer 1

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This is mainly due to the presence of a large number of hydrogen bonds between molecules of water. Water covers around 70% of the Earth's surface and its high specific heat plays a very important role as it is able to absorb a lot of heat without a significant rise in the temperature.

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Answer 2

Heat capacity is defined as the capability of the water molecule to absorb heat energy. Water has high heat capacity which is mainly due to hydrogen bonding. When this heat is absorbed hydrogen bond gets broken and the water molecules freely move. When they are cooled they form hydrogen bond and release heat energy. The specific heat capacity of water molecule is also high, due to which it takes water for a long time to heat and cool. This is responsible for the climate change and temperature change of living body.