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Give two illustrations of high specific heat capacity of water.

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Water has high specific heat capacity so:
1) They are used in car-radiators, as it absorb a large amount of heat energy from the engine of car but its temperature does not rise too high.

2) In cold countries, wine bottles are kept under water. Due to high specific heat capacity of water, it takes a long time for temperature to reach 0oC.

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