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Why does water’s high specific heat make it a good coolant for car radiators?.
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Why does water’s high specific heat make it a good coolant for car radiators?.

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Water has a high specific heat, meaning it takes more energy to increase the temperature of water compared to other substances. This is why water is valuable to industries and in your car's radiator as a coolant.

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Car radiators: Water is used as coolant car radiators. Due to its high specific heat capacity, it can absorb a large amount of heat energy from the engine of the car, but its temperature does not rise too high.

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