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Question
Explain, why temperature in hot summer, falls sharply after a sharp shower?
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Solution
Water has the highest specific heat capacity of 4.2 Jg-1 °C-1. Thus, when there is a sharp shower, the water evaporates. In doing so, it absorbs a large amount of heat from surroundings, hence temperature falls sharply.
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