Water Properties

What is the correct chemical formula for water?

• H₂O

• HO₂

• H₂O₂

• ₂H₁O

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Which of the following is an example of COHESION?

• water sticking to water

• water sticking to glass

• oil sticking to plastic

• hydrogen sticking to oxygen

Water is polar. What does that mean?

• it is a molecule with opposite charges on opposite ends

• it is a molecule with no charge

• it is a molecule with identical charges on opposite ends

• it is a molecule with too many protons

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Water sticks well to many materials. What term relates to this property of water?

• cohesion

• adhesion

• density

• surface tension

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What two elements make up water?

• Helium and oxygen
• Hydrogen and oxygen
• helium and carbon
• oxygen and carbon

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molecule in which opposite ends have opposite electric charges

• cohesion
• polar molecule
• hydrogen bond
• solution

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Water is a universal solvent because it...

• It can be found anywhere
• It freezes when it gets cold
• floats when frozen
• Dissolves most substances

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Which of the following is the correct molecular structure for water, H₂O?

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Large bodies of water do not quickly fluctuate in temperature. Why?

• Water is a solvent.
• Water has a high heat capacity.
• Water acts as a buffer.
• Water is non-polar.

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Water striders can walk across the surface of calm water. Their feet push the surface of the water down slightly, but they do not break the surface. Why?

• The insects are light enough so they do not break the hydrogen bonds holding the water molecules together

• The insects actually use their wings to hover slightly above the water’s surface and they only skim it with their feet.

• The insect’s feet are non-polar, so they are repelled by the polar water molecules and are pushed away from the water’s surface.

• The insects are small enough to see the individual water molecules, so they are able to step carefully from one molecule to the next

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