Water is used as coolant car radiators because

It has high specific heat capacity

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It has low specific heat capacity

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The correct option is A It has high specific heat capacity
Water is used in car radiators as coolant because water becomes hot by gaining a large amount of heat due to its high specific heat capacity . High specific heat capacity means , water has to gain a great amount of heat to get hot as compared to other liquids .

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