What are the properties of water? Tick the incorrect option.
Water molecules are polar
Water is an excellent solvent.
Water has high heat capacity.
Water has low heat of vaporization.
Water has high heat of vaporization. Humans (and other animals that sweat) use water’s high heat of vaporization to cool off. Water is converted from its liquid form to steam when the heat of vaporization is reached. Since sweat is made mostly of water, the evaporating water absorbs excess body heat, which is released into the atmosphere. This is known as evaporative cooling. Hence, the correct answer is option 4.