Chemistry and Water Properties

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Universal solvent property of water

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Polarity and cohesion

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Cohesive behavior of water

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Enables molecules to cling together from roots to leaves

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Capillary action: Adhesion in water

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Hydrogen bonds with other substances

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Why do large bodies of water have stable temperatures?

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High heat capacity of water

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Insects standing on water surface

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Light enough to not break hydrogen bonds

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Water attraction to substances

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Adhesion

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Water movement in plants

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Capillary action pulls water like a chain

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Attractions between water molecules due to polarity

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Hydrogen bonds

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Attraction causing liquid drops on films

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Cohesion

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Ice floats because:

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Water expands and density decreases when frozen.