Properties of Water

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Elements of Water

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Hydrogen and Oxygen

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Water strider skating on pond

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Surface tension

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Water attracted to other substances

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Adhesion

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Water as a polar molecule

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Oxygen end slightly negative, hydrogen end slightly positive

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Water movement in plants

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Capillary action pulls water up

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Attractions between water molecules

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Hydrogen bonds

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NOT a unique property of water

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Water cools very rapidly.

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Property of water that moderates Earth's temperature

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Specific heat capacity

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Water sticks to another substance

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Adhesion

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Mixing salad oil and water

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Water does not dissolve oil