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Question
Give the properties of water responsible for controlling the temperature of our body.
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Solution
Our body is almost 65% of water, and it has the property of specific heat. Due to high specific heat capacity, the presence of a large amount of water is able to modify the climate of the body and control the temperature of our body, which is warm in winter and cool in summer.
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