IB Water

What type of bond forms between the negative pole of one water molecule and the positive pole of another?

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NGSS.HS-PS1-3

What property of water accounts for the fact that they stick to each other?

• Solvent

• Adhesion

• Cohesion

• High specific heat capacity

Cholesterol and fats are non polar. How are they transported in water?

• Dissolve in blood plasma

• In small droplets called lipoproteins

• By binding to haemoglobin

• They cannot be transported

Identify the property of water that means that many substances can dissolve in it

• High specific heat capacity

• High latent heat of vapourization

• Solvent

• Adhesion

Which of the following is true of water when compared with methane?

• It has a higher specific heat capacity

• Water's boiling point is much lower

• Water has a much lower latent heat of vapourization

• Ice melts at a much lower temperature

The high latent heat of vapourization of water makes it an effective?

• Solvent

• Transport medium

• Coolant

• Substance for chemical reactions to take place in

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

What property of water is explained by the fact that it will stick to cellulose in the cell walls in the leaf?

• Solvent

• Cohesion

• Thermal

• Adhesion

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

The oxygen pole of a water molecule has which of the following charges?

• Positive

• Neutral

• Negative

Which type of molecules are attracted to water?

• Non polar

• Hydrophobic

• Amphipathic

• Polar

Which vessels in plants transport long unbroken columns of water upwards under tension?

• Xylem

• Phloem

• Cambium

• Veins