Properties of Water Organize it

Surface Tension

• Allows water to resist an external force

  due to the cohesive nature of water

• Holds water molecules together

  through hydrogen bonding

• Allows water molecules to “stick” to

  each other and other polar

  substances

• Uneven distribution of the electron density

  in a water molecule. The hydrogen atom

  side of the molecules is partially positive

  and the oxygen side is partially negative

cohesion

• The amount of thermal energy per unit

  mass required to raise the temperature by

  one degree Celsius

• A change in the state of matter from a

  liquid to a solid, or a solid to a liquid

• Allows water molecules to “stick” to

  each other and other polar

  substances

• Holds water molecules together

  through hydrogen bonding

Adhesion

• Allows water molecules to “stick” to

  each other and other polar

  substances

• Uneven distribution of the electron density

  in a water molecule. The hydrogen atom

  side of the molecules is partially positive

  and the oxygen side is partially negative

• A change in the state of matter from a

  liquid to a solid, or a solid to a liquid

• The amount of thermal energy per unit

  mass required to raise the temperature by

  one degree Celsius

Polarity

• A change in the state of matter from a

  liquid to a solid, or a solid to a liquid

• Holds water molecules together

  through hydrogen bonding

• Uneven distribution of the electron density

  in a water molecule. The hydrogen atom

  side of the molecules is partially positive

  and the oxygen side is partially negative

• Allows water molecules to “stick” to

  each other and other polar

  substances

Melting/Freezing Point

• A change in the state of matter from a

  liquid to a solid, or a solid to a liquid

• Allows water molecules to “stick” to

  each other and other polar

  substances

• Holds water molecules together

  through hydrogen bonding

• Allows water to resist an external force

  due to the cohesive nature of water

Specific Heat Capacity

• The amount of thermal energy per unit

  mass required to raise the temperature by

  one degree Celsius

• A change in the state of matter from a

  liquid to a solid, or a solid to a liquid

• Allows water molecules to “stick” to

  each other and other polar

  substances

• Allows water to resist an external force

  due to the cohesive nature of water