Which of the following materials is able to absorb large amounts of energy without changing temperature very much? air concrete water soil

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Daniel Kilinskas · Answer 1 · 2017-05-01T10:46:15+0000

At normal temperature, specific heat of air = 1.006 concrete =0.96 water =4.187 (all are in KJ/KgK) soil = 0.80 So, from Q=mcDeltaT higher the specific heat lower the change in temperature for same quantity of heat supplied. Therefore, water is the answer.

Which of the following materials is able to absorb large amounts of energy without changing temperature very much? air concrete water soil

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