Properties Of Water Flashcards
1
Q
Structure of water
A
-covalent bonds - 10 protons + electrons
-oxygen has slightly negative charge
-hydrogen has slightly positive charge
=polar molecule - moles are attracted to each other
2
Q
Electronegativity
A
- O is more electronegative than H
3
Q
13 properties of water
A
- High specific heat capacity
- Density
- High latent heat of vaporisation
- Universal solvent
- Liquid at room temperature
- Surface tension
- Reactant
- High latent heat of fusion
- Fusion
- Capillarity
- Colourless + transparent
- Low viscosity
- Hard to compress