Water Properties

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What is the correct chemical formula for water?

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H₂O

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Example of COHESION:

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water sticking to water

Front

Water is polar. What does that mean?

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It is a molecule with opposite charges on opposite ends.

Front

What term relates to the property of water sticking well to many materials?

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adhesion

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What is the term for water's ability to defy gravity and climb up a tube?

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Capillary Action

Front

Why does ice float?

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water expands when it freezes, making ice less dense than water

Front

At what temperature does water freeze?

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0^o C

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At what temperature does water boil?

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100^o C

Front

What two elements make up water?

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Hydrogen and oxygen

Front

The attraction that causes water and other liquids to form drops on thin films is called ________________. This is also water’s ability to be attraction to other water molecules.

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cohesion