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Given that water has a similar size but stronger intermolecular bonds than methane, how will their heat capacities compare?


Water has a lower heat capacity than methane.

Water has a heat capacity that changes more than methane’s.

Water has a higher heat capacity than methane.

User Csebryam
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Answer:

water has a lower heat capacity than methane .

Step-by-step explanation:

b/c methane is gases so higher heat capacity

User Rich Walsh
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Answer:

well for me I think

Step-by-step explanation:

Water has higher heat capacity than methane because before heat can break the bond it has to reach a very high temperature

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