Properties of water: standard specific heat value (approximate) Choose the standard textbook value for the specific heat of liquid water near room temperature. Choose the correct option.
Mechanical Engineering
Thermodynamics
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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A1.817
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B2512
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C4.187
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Dnone of these
Answer
Correct Answer: 4.187
Explanation
ConceptThe specific heat capacity of liquid water is approximately c ≈ 4.187 kJ/(kg·K) near 15–20 °C.
Notes2512 is close to the latent heat of vaporization per kg expressed in kJ/kg divided by a factor, not the specific heat.
Final Answer4.187