Properties Of Water Flashcards
Water is a solvent
Slightly positive charge attracts negatively charged ions and vice versa.
Minerals can be dissolved and therefore transported.
Relatively high boiling point
Hydrogen bonds are relatively hard to break.
Liquid at room temperature so can flow, animals can live in it.
Surface tension
Hydrogen bonds allow adhesion and cohesion
Water molecules move together so can transport substances.
High specific heat capacity
Difficult to break all the hydrogen bonds
Stable habitat for sea animals
Ice less dense than water
Hydrogen bonds hold ice in open lattice structure
Ice floats, extra habitats
Insulated water below stopping that turning into ice as well,stable habitat for sea animals.
Capillary action
Allow cohesion and adhesion.
Water can be transported up xylem, it helps support itself.
