Properties of Water

Wax does not dissolve in water because it is

• non-polar.

• polar.

• specific heat.

• a hydrogen bond.

What property of water is exhibited when a water molecule sticks to other substances?

• adhesion

• surface tension.

• solubility.

• density.

What property of water is exhibited when a water molecule sticks to another water molecule?

• polarity.

• surface tension.

• cohesion.

• adhesion.

What property of water makes it able to have surface tension, capillary action, adhesion and cohesion?

• Polarity

• Non-polarity

• Salinity

• Solubility

What creates the attraction between water molecules?

• They like each other.

• The oxygen carries a negative charge which attracts to the hydrogen's positive charge.

• The hydrogen carries a negative charge which attracts to the oxygen's positive charge.

• The have different atomic numbers.

Water is often called the universal

• solution.

• solute.

• solvent.

• salute.

When water travels through a plant it takes advantage of

• surface tension.

• capillary action.

• density.

• solubility.

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The tightness across the surface of water that is caused by polar molecules pulling on each other is

• universal solvent

• surface tension

• cohesion

• capillary action

Because water has positive hydrogen and negative oxygen, it is a

• big molecule.

• Mickey Mouse molecule.

• non-polar molecule.

• polar molecule.

In a solution of iced tea, what is the solvent?

• tea

• sugar

• water

• lemon.