A student claims that water's polarity is the reason it has a high specific heat. What method could the student use to test his claim? Perform research to see if other polar molecules have high specific heat. Measure how much energy it takes to increase the temperature of water by one degree. Mix water with an acid and test the new specific heat. Determine how dissolving salt in water affects the specific heat.

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Drake

29 September, 06:43

A student claims that water's polarity is the reason it has a high specific heat. What method could the student use to test his claim? Perform research to see if other polar molecules have high specific heat. Measure how much energy it takes to increase the temperature of water by one degree. Mix water with an acid and test the new specific heat. Determine how dissolving salt in water affects the specific heat.

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Terry Irwin · Answer 1

The best possible method in investigating the specific heat of the water molecule would be to conduct an experiment. An experiment should most likely comply the principles of the scientific method wherein, the hypothesis the is usually guessed must be proven to be true or false at the course of the experiment.