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Which of the following has the highest heat capacity?

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Paraffin
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Iron
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Water
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Mercury
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Solution

The correct option is C Water

Heat capacity is the amount of heat energy absorbed by a substance to increase its temperature by 1C. Heat capacity is also known as thermal capacity.

It takes a lot of heat to increase the temperature of liquid water or in other words, water has a high specific heat capacity.

Specific heat capacity of different materials is mentioned below:
Paraffin =0.54 cal g1 C1
Iron =0.11 cal g1 C1
Water =1.0 cal g1 C1
Mercury =0.033 g1 C1


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