Unique Properties of Water

This unique property is where water adheres/bonds to other substances

• adhesion

• cohesion

• surface tension

• specific heat

This unique property is where water molecules stick to each other.

• adhesion

• cohesion

• density

• buoyancy

This unique property is what allows liquid to resist external force. (example: a bug walking on water)

• capillary action

• specific heat

• universal solvent

• surface tension

This unique property gives water the ability to dissolve many substances.

• capillary action

• universal solvent

• adhesion

• cohesion

This unique property is a measurement of heat that needs to be absorbed or lost for 1 gram of a substance to change its temperature by 1 degree Celsius.

• buoyancy

• specific heat

• density

• capillary action

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This unique property is a force that pushes up against gravity. (For example, an ice cube floating in water.)

• density

• bouyancy

• surface tension

• specific heat

This unique property is the process of a liquid flowing in a narrow space without the assistance of, or even in opposition to, any external forces like gravity. (For example, water moving through a straw.)

• adhesion

• cohesion

• specific heat

• capillary action

This unique property is how much space an object takes up. If an object is heavy and compact, it has a high density. (For example, an ice cube in water.)

• density

• buoyancy

• universal solvent

• specific heat

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