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Water is used in hot water bags for which purpose?


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  1. Water is a tasteless and odorless liquid.
  2. It has high specific heat and high heat of vaporization.
  3. Due to high heat capacity, it releases more heat energy as compared to other materials.
  4. Fomentation is a hot substance that is used to reduce the body pains.
  5. Hence, water is used in hot water bags as fomentation as it can store large heat energy at low temperature because water has high heat capacity.

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