Question

which is a property of water? a. it is crystalline at room temperature. b. it expands as it melts. c. it has a large capacity to hold heat. d. it dissolves nonpolar substances.

Answer 1

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The property of water to hold heat is the specific heat holding capacity, that is the raise of 1 degree temperature in 1 gram of water.

The heat absorbed by the molecule of water is its heat capacity, on heating the water molecules broke down into simpler forms and move freely, later the lower temperature of water allows the hydrogen molecules to combine and release ample amount of heat energy. this holding capacity is the reason of faster cooling of land than sea.

Specific heat can be calculated by

C=QΔT.C=QΔT.  

Answer 2

A property of water is that it has a high specific heat capacity. 
The answer therefore is C.... it has a large capacity to hold heat.