Water properties & Homogenous mixtures

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Ice floats on water because the ice is less dense than liquid water.

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True

Front

Our body and our cells contain an average of: 10% of water, 50% of water, 70% of water, 100% of water

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70% of water

Front

Atoms of a polar molecule share their atoms ___________.

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Unequally

Front

Why is it difficult to wash oil from your hands with plain water?

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Water is polar, and oil is nonpolar, so they will not combine.

Front

The boiling point of polar molecules is __________ the boiling point of nonpolar molecules.

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higher than

Front

A compound that is being dissolved is called a

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Solute

Front

Solvent

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substance into which the solute dissolves

Front

Why can a water strider skate along the top of a pond?

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hydrogen bonds result in water cohesion (surface tension)

Front

Why can water have no net charge but have slight charges in different parts of the molecule?

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The oxygen end is slightly negative and the hydrogen end is slightly positive

Front

Attractions between water molecules are called

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Hydrogen bonds