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Which of the following materials is able to absorb large amounts of energy without changing temperature very much? air concrete water soil

OpenStudy (anonymous):

At normal temperature, specific heat of air = 1.006 concrete =0.96 water =4.187 (all are in KJ/KgK) soil = 0.80 So, from \[Q=mc DeltaT\] higher the specific heat lower the change in temperature for same quantity of heat supplied. Therefore, water is the answer.

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