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30 April, 13:15

Why is the specific heat capacity of the human body close to, but somewhat less than, that of water?

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  1. 30 April, 15:13
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    Because most of the human body (about 70% of it) consists of water

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    The main reason why the specific heat capacity of the human body is very close to that of water is that water makes approximately 70% of the substances of which the human body consists. However, the human body has a slightly smaller specific heat capacity than water, because it contains also other elements/substances, and since water is one of the substances with the higher specific heat capacity at all, the specific heat capacity of the body is a bit smaller.
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