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Water is a solvent that can dissolve many substances due to its polar properties which allow it to be attracted to other molecules through cohesion and adhesion. It has a high heat capacity allowing it to store heat and a unique property of being less dense as a solid than as a liquid due to hydrogen bonding in its frozen state.

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Water Properties

Water is a solvent that can dissolve many substances due to its polar properties which allow it to be attracted to other molecules through cohesion and adhesion. It has a high heat capacity allowing it to store heat and a unique property of being less dense as a solid than as a liquid due to hydrogen bonding in its frozen state.

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WATER PROPERTIES

What are properties of water?

Water is a solvent of Life!


Solute- substance dissolved in a solvent to form a solution
Solvent- fluid that dissolves solutes
Ex. Ice tea- water is the solvent and tea and sugar the solutes
Cohesion= water attracted to other water molecules because of polar properties
Adhesion= water attracted to other materials
Universal solvent
Surface tension= water is pulled together creating the smallest surface area possible
Capillary Action= because water has both adhesive and cohesive properties, capillary
action is present. Water is attracted to some other material and then through cohesion,
other water molecules move too as a result of the original adhesion.
Water has a high heat capacity which means it can store and absorb heat
Density
-Water is less dense as a solid! This is because the hydrogen bonds are stable in ice- each
molecule of water is bound to four of its neighbors
-Salinity=total amount of solid material dissolved in water
-Can be determined water conductivity
-Typically expressed in parts per thousand
-Salt can make water more dense

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