Properties of Water

A liquid that can dissolve a substance

• solvent

• solute

• solution

A substance that dissolves into liquid

• solvent

• solute

• solution

A mixture produced when one substance dissolves into another substance

• solute

• solvent

• solution

Water molecules are attracted to other water molecules

• cohesion

• adhesion

• surface tension

• capillary action

Water molecules are attracted to other materials

• cohesion

• adhesion

• surface tension

• capillary action

Cohesion of water molecules at the surface

• cohesion

• adhesion

• surface tension

• capillary action

The ability of a liquid to flow against gravity in a narrow space such as a thin tube

• cohesion

• adhesion

• surface tension

• capillary action

Having a slight negative charge on one side and a slight positive charge on the other side

• density

• cohesion

• polarity

• adhesion

Mass per unit of volume (mass/volume)

• density

• cohesion

• polarity

• adhesion

An object's ability to float

• density

• buoyancy

• capillary action