Properties Of Water Flashcards

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Structure of water

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-covalent bonds - 10 protons + electrons
-oxygen has slightly negative charge
-hydrogen has slightly positive charge
=polar molecule - moles are attracted to each other

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Electronegativity

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  • O is more electronegative than H
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13 properties of water

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  1. High specific heat capacity
  2. Density
  3. High latent heat of vaporisation
  4. Universal solvent
  5. Liquid at room temperature
  6. Surface tension
  7. Reactant
  8. High latent heat of fusion
  9. Fusion
  10. Capillarity
  11. Colourless + transparent
  12. Low viscosity
  13. Hard to compress
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