Properties of Water

Front

What is the amount of heat needed to increase the temperature of a substance?

Back

Specific heat

Front

What is cohesion in the context of water?

Back

Cohesion forms weak bonds and allows water molecules to stick together.

Front

Is water a polar molecule?

Back

True

Front

Which of the following dissolves in water: oil, wax, salt, or sand?

Back

Salt

Front

What is the unit for specific heat?

Back

Joule per kilogram

Front

What property of water allows it to rise in a narrow tube against gravity?

Back

Capillary action

Front

What is the term for the attraction between water molecules?

Back

Cohesion

Front

What is the term for the attraction between water molecules and other substances?

Back

Adhesion

Front

What is the significance of water's high specific heat?

Back

It helps regulate temperature in the environment and organisms.

Front

What is the effect of water's polarity on its solvent properties?

Back

Water can dissolve many ionic and polar substances.