If water had a lower specific heat capacity, would ponds and lakes be more likely or less likely to freeze in winter?

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Jase Ayala

7 October, 12:19

If water had a lower specific heat capacity, would ponds and lakes be more likely or less likely to freeze in winter?

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Liana Lawrence · Answer 1

A lower heat capacity means that less energy must be transferred to result in a temperature change. If less energy needs to be removed then it is easier for the surroundings to absorb it and make the lakes freeze.