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    Water is a polar molecule made of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. The slightly negatively charged oxygen end is attracted to the slightly positively charged hydrogen ends of other water molecules, causing water molecules to stick together. This cohesive property allows water to have high surface tension and be a universal solvent that can dissolve many other substances. Water also sticks to other polar substances through adhesive forces. These properties allow water to be essential for life and play a key role in processes like capillary action and suspension.

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    Water is a polar molecule made of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. The slightly negatively charged oxygen end is attracted to the slightly positively charged hydrogen ends of other water molecules, causing water molecules to stick together. This cohesive property allows water to have high surface tension and be a universal solvent that can dissolve many other substances. Water also sticks to other polar substances through adhesive forces. These properties allow water to be essential for life and play a key role in processes like capillary action and suspension.

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    Water is a polar molecule made of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. The slightly negatively charged oxygen end is attracted to the slightly positively charged hydrogen ends of other water molecules, causing water molecules to stick together. This cohesive property allows water to have high surface tension and be a universal solvent that can dissolve many other substances. Water also sticks to other polar substances through adhesive forces. These properties allow water to be essential for life and play a key role in processes like capillary action and suspension.

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    Properties of Water

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    Water is a polar molecule made of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. The slightly negatively charged oxygen end is attracted to the slightly positively charged hydrogen ends of other water molecules, causing water molecules to stick together. This cohesive property allows water to have high surface tension and be a universal solvent that can dissolve many other substances. Water also sticks to other polar substances through adhesive forces. These properties allow water to be essential for life and play a key role in processes like capillary action and suspension.

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    PROPERTIES OF WATER

    1
    Structure of Water
     H2O = 2 atoms of
    Hydrogen & 1 atom of
    Oxygen
     The Oxygen end is
    slightly negatively
    charged
     The Hydrogen end is
    slightly positively
    charged

    2
    1. Polar Molecule
     Electrically
    charged molecule
    *water (i.e. Like
    the attraction of
    two bar
    magnets)

    3
    Why do water
    molecules stick
    together?

    4
    2. Cohesion
     Positive and negative ends of water molecules
    attract each other causing them to stick.

    5
    Why do water molecules
    stick to other substances?

    6
    3. Adhesion
     Positive and negative ends of water molecules
    attract to the charged parts of other substances.

    7
    4. Surface Tension
     The tightness across the surface of water
    caused by polar molecules pulling on each
    other (cohesion)
    **Causes water to form droplets!

    8
    5. Capillary Action
     Water molecules stick to the sides of a tube
    **This property of water allows plant stems
    and roots to absorb & pull water out of the soil

    9
    6. Universal Solvent
     Ability to dissolve many substances because of
    it’s polarity.
     Solution = a mixture that forms when one substance
    dissolves in another
     Solvent = substance that does the dissolving

    10
    Phases of Water
     Solid
     Ice
     Liquid
     Water
     Gas
     Water vapor

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    8. Suspension
     The ability of water to carry billions of small
    solid particles as it flows.
    **i.e. Bottom of the Mississippi is like chocolate
    pudding

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    9. Why Ice Floats???
     Water expands when
    it freezes.
    * When water cools
    below 4o C, molecules
    arrange in a grid like
    crystal structure.
    * These molecules
    take up more space
    than liquid water
    making ice less dense!

    13
    10. Specific Heat
     The amount of heat needed to increase the
    temperature of a certain amount by 1o C.
    *Water has a very high specific heat compared to other
    substances

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