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Role does specific heat capacity play in a watermelon staying cool after removal from a cooler on a hot, summer day?

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Specific heat capacity is defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by 1 degree Celsius.

So, the greater the specific heat capacity of the watermelon, the longer it would stay cool after removal from the cooler.
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