Properties of Water

What type of chemical bond involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a molecule?

• municipal bond

• hydrogen bond

• covalent bond

• ionic bond

What type of chemical bond occurs when a hydrogen atom is bound to a larger atom, such as oxygen?

• Ionic bond

• covalent bond

• municipal bond

• hydrogen bond

What is an attraction between substances of the same kind called?

• cohesion

• adhesion

• surface tension

• capillary action

What is an attraction between different substances called?

• surface tension

• capillary action

• adhesion

• cohesion

What term describes the attractive property of the surface of a liquid?

• cohesion

• adhesion

• surface tension

• capillary action

What term describes the ability of a narrow tube to draw a liquid upwards against the force of gravity?

• surface tension

• capillary action

• adhesion

• cohesion

What explains why a water strider can skate along the top of a pond?

• Water has a low surface tension.

• Covalent bonds result in water cohesion.

• Hydrogen bonds result in water cohesion (surface tension).

What explains why water moves from the roots to the leaves of plants?

• Water is pushed by solutes.

• Water is pulled by gravity.

• Water’s cohesion causes it to “pull” towards the leaves.

• Capillary action draws water molecules upwards.

What term describes the condition of having positive and negative charges?

• electronegativity

• ionization

• polarity

• nonpolarity

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Which of the following is NOT a physical property of water?

• soundless

• tasteless

• odorless

• colorless