Properties of water Flashcards

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1
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Due to polarity water exhibits…(5 things)

A
  1. Cohesion
  2. Adhesion
  3. High specific heat capacity / high vaporization
  4. Universal solvent
  5. Less dense as a solid
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2
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What is cohesion

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(sticks to self)

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3
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What is adhesion

A

(sticks to other things)

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4
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How is polarity involved in cohesion

A

Cohesion – H-bonds

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5
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How is polarity involved in adhesion

A

H-bonds / dipole attractions

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6
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How is polarity involved in High specific heat capacity / high vaporization

A

H-bonds

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7
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How is polarity involved in Universal solvent

A

Polarity

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8
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How is polarity involved in when it is less dense as a solid

A

H bonds & bent shape

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9
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Which property is it when Water comes of the tap in a stream?

A

cohesion

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10
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What property is it when humans sweat to cool their core body temperature

A

High heat capacity

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11
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What property is it when water boils at 100℃ & methane (CH4) at -161 ℃

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High heat vaporization

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12
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What property is it when water “climbs” up pant legs on a rainy day

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adhesion

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13
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What property is it when lakes freeze from the top to the bottom

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less dense as solid

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14
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What property is it when sugar is a solute in Coke & Pepsi

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universal solvent

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