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WorksheetsIB Water
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What type of bond forms between the negative pole of one water molecule and the positive pole of another?
(a)
What property of water accounts for the fact that they stick to each other?
Solvent
Adhesion
Cohesion
High specific heat capacity
Cholesterol and fats are non polar. How are they transported in water?
Dissolve in blood plasma
In small droplets called lipoproteins
By binding to haemoglobin
They cannot be transported
Identify the property of water that means that many substances can dissolve in it
High specific heat capacity
High latent heat of vapourization
Solvent
Adhesion
Which of the following is true of water when compared with methane?
It has a higher specific heat capacity
Water's boiling point is much lower
Water has a much lower latent heat of vapourization
Ice melts at a much lower temperature
The high latent heat of vapourization of water makes it an effective?
Solvent
Transport medium
Coolant
Substance for chemical reactions to take place in
What property of water is explained by the fact that it will stick to cellulose in the cell walls in the leaf?
Solvent
Cohesion
Thermal
Adhesion
The oxygen pole of a water molecule has which of the following charges?
Positive
Neutral
Negative
Which type of molecules are attracted to water?
Non polar
Hydrophobic
Amphipathic
Polar
Which vessels in plants transport long unbroken columns of water upwards under tension?
Xylem
Phloem
Cambium
Veins
