Question

Which property of water makes it helpful to use in car radiators?

Answer 1

Water has a high specific heat. It needs to absorb 4.184 Joules of heat for one gram of water to increase its temperature by 1 degree celsius.

Water in car radiators is used as coolant because it takes longer to heat up. It needs to absorb large amount of heat energy before it changes its temperature and begins to get hot.