Why does water have a high specific heat?
A) Much of the added energy is required to break hydrogen bonds.
B) Water is not very dense like metals and therefore doesn't conduct heat as readily.
C) Much of the heat that is added to water is converted to kinetic energy.
D) None of the energy is stored as potential energy.
E) none of the above
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