From [?] it is known that the
quantity of exchanged heat () is equal
to the mass () multiplied by the
specific heat of the substance ()
multiplied by the variation of
temperature (), Q= m.c.ΔT., and that
heat capacity is Q/T, hence, m.c. Heat
capacity, however, relates to a specific
body, since it considers mass,whereas
specific heat relates to the general
substance. Therefore it is more correct
to refer to specific heat in this problem.

Water has a specific heat of
which means that 1 oC per gram is
changed in its temperature with the
addition or subtraction of 1 cal of
energy. This is a very elevated value
(for example, the specific heat of
[?] is 0,58 cal/g.oC, and [?], a
metal, has a specific heat of 0,033
cal/g. oC) making water an excellent
thermal [?] against variations of
temperature. Even if sudden external
temperature changes occur, the internal
biological conditions are kept stable in
[?] which contain enough water.

[?] specific heat is one of the most
important water properties.