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Properties of Water
Properties of Water Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |