Properties of Water

Front

What allows an insect like a water strider to skate along the top of a pond?

Back

Hydrogen bonds result in water cohesion.

Front

What is a type of strong chemical bond in which two atoms share one or more pairs of valence electrons?

Back

Covalent bond.

Front

What describes a substance that has no partial charges and does not mix with water?

Back

Nonpolar.

Front

What term describes the attraction of water to other substances?

Back

Adhesion.

Front

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

Back

Hydrogen bonds.

Front

What is the term for the property of water that allows it to stick to itself?

Back

Cohesion.

Front

What is the phenomenon called when water rises in a narrow tube against gravity?

Back

Capillary action.

Front

What type of bond occurs when electrons are transferred from one atom to another?

Back

Ionic bond.

Front

What is the term for the measure of how much energy it takes to raise the temperature of water?

Back

Specific heat.

Front

What property of water allows it to have a high surface tension?

Back

Cohesion due to hydrogen bonding.