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High specific heat capacity means that it takes a lot of energy to change phases - from solid to liquid or liquid to gas. This property of water makes it the only substance on earth that naturally exists in all 3 phases at the same time and the same place. Water is essential to life and because it can stay in liquid form over a very wide range of temperatures, it means is stays available for living things in many situations.

2006-10-28 08:42:33 · answer #1 · answered by SteveNaive 3 · 0 1

If water was like a normal liquid it would freeze at zero and boil at 2 degrees.
If that was the case there would be no life on earth as we are all water and carbon based.
Thats why its capacity for specific heat is important

2006-10-28 08:21:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Water has high specific heat capacity. that means that it takes a lot of heat before getting its temperature raised by 1 degree.

If suppose it got boiled by just a little heat. It'd all evaporate quickly and we won't be able to cook in it.

Furthermore, there will be no life because all the water would be up above in the atmosphere.

2006-10-28 08:27:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

It's also important in the conversion of heat energy to mechanical energy. This simply means that boiling water creates very high energy steam. When you heat the steam even more and keep it under a lot of pressure, it has a tremendous amount of energy.
Consider this: all of the conventional ways to produce electricity involve boiling water. Coal is burned to boil water, natural gas, and even nuclear power is just basically a source of heat to boil water. That steam is them blown through a turbine that turns a generator. Almost all of the electricity in the world is produced this way.

2006-10-28 11:01:12 · answer #4 · answered by Alan J 3 · 0 0

because of high specific heat capacity of water it holds a lot of heat which keeps less difference in day and night temperatures near sea.

2006-10-28 08:28:44 · answer #5 · answered by flori 4 · 0 0

Water's high specific heat can be traced on hydrogen bonding. a lot of heat is absorbed when hydrogen bonds break and a lot of heat is released when hydrogen bonds form.Therefore, high specific heat of water minimizes temperature fluctuations to within limits that permit life

2014-12-10 19:20:50 · answer #6 · answered by orkaido 1 · 0 0

It means that the variation of temperature is less in water than on land, which is why we have temperate climates near the sea and by large lakes.

2006-10-28 08:29:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Since it requires quiet some energy to change its aggregate states, the changes are not quick and living organisms have adapted to live on the Earth.

2006-10-28 10:52:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

It is the best carrier for moving or transferring heat.

2006-10-29 02:12:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

it just is!

2006-10-28 08:21:00 · answer #10 · answered by returnofkarlos 2 · 0 2

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