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Why is water typically used as the heat-absorbing liquid in calorimetry?

Why is water typically used as the heat-absorbing liquid in calorimetry?
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Why is water typically used as the heat-absorbing liquid in calorimetry?

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It has a high specific heat. Meaning it takes a lot of heat for it to raise up 1 degree
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