Properties of Water

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What is the chemical symbol of water?

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H2O

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True or False: Hydrogen bonds are very weak, which allows for many of the chemical characteristics found in water.

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False

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Cohesion

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The ability of a molecule to "stick" to itself

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What about the chemical structure of water causes many of the critical properties that support life on Earth?

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Hydrogen Bonds

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What do the green bonds represent?

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Hydrogen Bond

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What characteristic is shown in the image? Options: Polarity, Hydrogen Bonds, Cohesion, Adhesion

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Polarity

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What property of water results in the accumulation of small amounts of water into larger amounts of water?

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Cohesive Behavior

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What property of water allows ice fishing by cutting through the top layers of ice?

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Expansion Upon Freezing

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What property of water allows for water to act as a temperature regulator for the world? Options: Cohesive Behavior, Expansion Upon Freezing, High Specific Heat, Universal Solvent

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High Specific Heat

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What property of water causes these Alka-Seltzer tablets to dissolve? Options: Universal Solvent, Expansion Upon Freezing, Cohesive Behavior, High Specific Heat

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Universal Solvent