Properties of Water and Bonds

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What are attractions between water molecules called?

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Hydrogen bonds.

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What term describes molecules that are partially negative and partially positive?

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Polar.

Front

What are the molecules that make up the cell membrane?

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Phospholipids.

Front

Why can a water strider skate along the top of a pond?

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Hydrogen bonds result in water cohesion (surface tension).

Front

What is an example of capillary action?

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Water being pulled up from a plant's roots to its leaves.

Front

What type of bond holds water molecules together?

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Covalent bonds.

Front

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

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Hydrogen bonding.

Front

What is surface tension in water primarily caused by?

Back

Hydrogen bonds between water molecules.

Front

What is the term for the ability of water to dissolve many substances?

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Universal solvent.

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What is the significance of water being a polar molecule?

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It allows for hydrogen bonding and the formation of solutions.