Properties of water

The oxygen atom in water is slightly ____.

• negative

• positive

Hydrogen bonding occurs because of the ____ between the positive hydrogen and the negative oxygen

• attraction

• repulsion

The attraction between water molecules is ___.

• adhesion

• cohesion

The reason water sticks to your skin is ___.

• adhesion

• cohesion

The reason water beads up on a freshly waxed car is due to ___.

• adhesion

• cohesion

Water's high boiling point is due to ___.

• hydrogen bonds

• it's polarity

• being nonpolar

What two elements make up water?

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

molecule in which opposite ends have opposite electric charges

• cohesion
• polar molecule
• hydrogen bond
• solution

Water is a universal solvent because it...

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

Which term refers to water having partial positive and a partial negative charge?

• cohesion
• surface tension
• polarity
• adhesion