Nature of Matter and Properties of Water Flashcard

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What is the positively charged particle in the nucleus of an atom?

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Proton

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What is the reason water sticks to your skin?

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Adhesion

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What do you call any substance that dissolves another substance?

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Solvent

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Why does solid water float on liquid water?

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Because solid water is less dense than liquid water.

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Why is water considered a universal solvent?

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Because it dissolves most substances.

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What is the term for the attraction between molecules of the same substance?

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Cohesion

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What is the term for the attraction between molecules of different substances?

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Adhesion

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What is the chemical formula for water?

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H2O

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What property of water allows it to have a high specific heat?

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Hydrogen bonding.

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What is the term for the amount of energy required to change water from liquid to gas?

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Heat of vaporization.