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Which best explains why water has a high specific heat?
Hydrogen bonds decrease the amount of energy that is required for the temperature to change.
Hydrogen bonds increase the amount of energy that is required for the temperature to change.
Ion-dipole interactions increase the amount of energy that is required for the temperature to change.
Ion-dipole interactions decrease the amount of energy that is required for the temperature to change.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Hydrogen bonds increase the amount of energy that is required for the temperature to change.

Explanation: water's many hydrogen bonds must be partially broken or rearranged as temperature rises, so extra energy goes into disrupting these bonds rather than immediately increasing molecular kinetic energy (temperature).