Question

choose one property of water that makes it unique. describe the property and explain the chemical or physical reasons that causes water to have the property.

Answer 1

Hydrogen bonding!

 

Since hydrogen is partially negative, and oxygen is partially positive, the water molecules form a hydrogen bond which is incredibly strong which is why it has the standard specific heat of 1.

Answer 2

Water has high specific heat.
The high specificity of water is caused by the hydrogen bond which holds the water molecule together.
When water is heated, due to the arrangement of the atoms in water, the water does not heat up fast, it takes a lot of thermal energy [heating] to heat up water to the point where the hydrogen bonds which hold the water molecules together will break. This property gives water its high heat specificity.