Water (1.1)

Question 1

High latent heat potential

Answer 1

Due to hydrogen bonds
Requires a lot of energy heat up water
Because you have to break down the h bonds

Question 2

What do h bonds do

Answer 2

High surface tension
Cohesive

Question 3

Density

Answer 3

Density of ice is less than water
Ice floats on top of water
Water under ice at 4 celcius
Allow plants and aqu animals to survive

Question 4

Transparent

Answer 4

Allow aquatic plants to photosynthesise

Question 5

Metabolic

Answer 5

Water involved in many metabolic reactions
Product in condensation
Reactant in hydrolysis

Question 6

Intermolecular bonds

Answer 6

H bonds between molecules of water
Oxygen slightly neg charge
Hydrogen slightly pos charge
Small attractive force