Properties of Water

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What is the reason large bodies of water do not quickly fluctuate in temperature?

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Water has a high heat capacity.

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What are the attractions between the negative Oxygen atom of one water molecule and the positive Hydrogen atom of another water molecule called?

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Hydrogen bonds.

Front

What is a solute?

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The substance that is dissolved into the solution.

Front

What characteristic of water is shown by its ability to have a positive and negative end?

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Polarity.

Front

What word describes when water is attracted to other substances?

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Adhesion.

Front

What is cohesion in the context of water?

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The attraction between water molecules due to hydrogen bonding.

Front

What is the term for the process of water moving up through a narrow space against gravity?

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Capillary action.

Front

What is surface tension in water?

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The cohesive force at the surface of water that makes it behave like a stretched elastic membrane.

Front

What is the role of water as a solvent?

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Water is known as a versatile solvent because it can dissolve many substances.

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

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It allows organisms to cool down through processes like sweating.