which property of water makes it useful in hot water bottles ?
a) its max. specific heat b) its good conductivity of heat c) its easy availability d) its low value of spcific heat

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The answer is (a) maximum specific heat. Specific heat is the heat required to raise the temperature of 1 g of substance by 1 degree Celsius. As the specific heat of water is large, this means that it can absorb large amount of heat without the temperature being raised too high.

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