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Properties of Water
Properties of Water Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Cohesion | When a substance sticks to itself |
Solvent | A substance that dissolves another substance |
Solute | A substance that dissolves in another substance |
Adhesion | When a substance sticks to another substance |
Density | How far apart atoms are in a substance Density= Mass/ Volume |
Surface Tension | The thin layer on the surface of water that is made up of hydrogen bonds |
Polarity | The unequal sharing of electrons in an atom |
Hydrogen Bonds | When the oxygen atom of a water molecule makes a weak bond withe hydrogen atom of another molecule. This is the result of polarity. |
Universal Solvent | Water can dissolve most things in the universe. It is a better solvent than most acids |