Topic 2.2: Water

Question 1

What are the thermal properties of water?

Answer 1

Water can absorb much heat before changing state (requires breaking of hydrogen bonds)

Question 2

What are the cohesive/adhesive properties of water?

Answer 2

Water will ‘stick’ to other water molecules (cohesion) and charged substances (adhesion)

Question 3

What are the solvent properties of water?

Answer 3

Water dissolves polar and ionic substances (forms competing polar associations to draw materials apart)