Water Flashcards
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Adhesion
A
Water sticks to other substances
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Cohesion
A
Water sticks to water
2
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Surface tension
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Added cohesion at surface of water allowing things to float
3
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Specific heat
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Water can retain heat, and it is hard to change temperature of water because of hydrogen bonding between molecules
4
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Ice vs liquid
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Solid ice is less dense then liquid water (ice floats)
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Polarity
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unequal sharing of electrons between oxygen and hydrogen , resulting in a slightly positive region and slightly negative region of the molecule
