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Properties of Water
Vocabulary Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cohesion | When water sticks to its self |
| Adhesion | When water sticks to something else |
| Solvent | The substance doing the dissolving |
| Solute | The substance being dissolved |
| Density | How close the molecules are, Weight |
| Surface tension | "Skin" layer at the top of the water |
| Polarity | The unequal sharing of electrons |
| Hydrogen bond | Trying to even out the charges of the molecule |
| Universal Solvent | Water is the universal solvent |