A metal pot on a stove becomes painfully hot long before the water inside it warms up. Which property of water explains this?

1. Specific heat is the heat energy needed to raise the temperature of a unit mass by one degree. 2. Water has a high specific heat, so a lot of energy must be absorbed before its temperature changes. 3. The strong hydrogen bonds between water molecules have to be disrupted first. 4. The metal of the pot has a much lower specific heat and so heats up quickly. _Source: Siyavula Physical Sciences Grade 11 (Everything Science, CC BY 4.0), Chapter 4: Intermolecular forces_