Which property of water allows it to absorb large amounts of heat energy and only slightly increase in temperature?
a.
water's ability to act as a solvent for many substances
b.
water's high specific heat
c.
water's decrease in density when it becomes a solid
d.
water's high surface tension

The water allows it to absorb large amounts of heat energy and only slightly increase in temperature because water's high specific heat.

(B) is correct option.

Explanation:

Heat energy :

Heat energy is the product of mass of substance, specific heat capacity of substance and change in temperature.

In mathematically term,

Where, m = mass of substance

change in temperature

c = specific heat capacity

Specific heat capacity :

The amount of heat absorbed by 1 mole of a substance to raise its temperature by 1° C.

Water has the high specific heat.

The specific heat of water is 1 cal/g°C = 4.18 J/g°C.

Hence, The water allows it to absorb large amounts of heat energy and only slightly increase in temperature because water's high specific heat.

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