Properties of Water

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What percentage of our body and cells is made up of water?

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70% of water

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

What is the charge of a proton and where is it located in the atom?

Back

Positive and is part of the nucleus of the atom.

Front

What are the attractions between water molecules called?

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Hydrogen bonds.

Front

Is water considered a universal solvent?

Back

True.

Front

What property of water allows it to have a high specific heat?

Back

Hydrogen bonding.

Front

What is the term for the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius?

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Specific heat capacity.

Front

What is the significance of water's high heat of vaporization?

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It helps regulate temperature in organisms and environments.

Front

What is the pH level of pure water?

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7 (neutral).

Front

What is the term for the phenomenon where water molecules stick to other substances?

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Adhesion.