Properties of Water Vocab

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Property allowing water to stick to objects:

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Adhension

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Hydrogen atoms in water are positively charged, while oxygen is negatively charged, allowing bonding.

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Polarity

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Why does ice float on oceans?

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Ice is less dense than liquid water.

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Cohesion

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Water's ability to stick to itself.

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Water is a universal solvent because it...

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Dissolves most substances

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Substance being dissolved: ________

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solute

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Molecule with opposite charges on each end.

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polar molecule

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Liquid in a solution

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solvent

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Type of mixture where one material dissolves

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solution

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Skin on water due to cohesion

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surface tension