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Water as a universal solvent

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a universal solvent?

a)

Liquids

b)

Fluids

c)

Whatever can dissolve acids

d)

A liquid that dissolves most substances

2.

Choose the Universal Solvent

a)

Feathers

b)
c)

NONE

3.

Seawater has ________ and ________ dissolved in it

a)

Paper

b)

Salts, impurities

c)

Soil

d)

Rocks

4.

What is the amount of salinity in seawater?

a)

35%

b)

53%

c)

5.3%

d)

3.5%

5.

Name a place to obtain salt

a)

River

b)

Seawater

c)

Lake water

6.

What is the universal solvent?

a)

Sulphur

b)

Water

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Rocks

7.

What makes water an universal solvent?

a)

The chemical composition and physical attributes of water that makes it an excellent universal solvent

b)

It's ability to cool things down

8.

What type of arrangement does a water molecule have?

a)

Water molecules have a polar arrangement of oxygen and hydrogen atoms one in the hydrogen atoms have positive electrical charge and the other side oxygen has a negative charge.

b)

Water molecules have a polar arrangement of oxygen and nitrogen atoms one in the nitrogen atoms have positive electrical charge and the other side oxygen has a negative charge.

9.

How does water dissolve salt?

a)

Water does not dissolve salt

b)

Water is heavily attracted to salt compounds in a way that it can disturb the attractive forces that hold the sodium and choloride in the salt compound together and then dissolve it.

10.

What is important for every living being on earth?

a)

Tea leaves

b)

None

c)

Water

d)

All