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specific heat capacity

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noun

  1.  cp.  Also called: specific heat.  the heat required to raise unit mass of a substance by unit temperature interval under specified conditions, such as constant pressure: usually measured in joules per kelvin per kilogram

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Second, the high specific heat capacity of water insulates aquatic life or bodily fluids from temperature changes.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Second, the low specific heat capacity of water insulates aquatic life or bodily fluids from temperature changes.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

In fact, the specific heat capacity of water is about five times more than that of sand.

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Second, the low specific heat capacity of water insulates aquatic life or bodily fluids from temperature changes.

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Because of its high specific heat capacity, ice floating on a lake’s surface insulates the liquid water beneath and keeps it from freezing.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

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