Properties of Water

Question	Answer
One end has a negative charge and the other has positive charge	Polar
Are water molecules polar or nonpolar?	Polar
What property? Hydrogen bonds are made allowing water molecules to cling to each other.	Cohesion
What property? Water molecules are attracted to polar surfaces /objects.	Adhesion
What property? The combined action of adhesion and cohesion that allows water to be pulled into a paper towel or flow up the xylem of a plant to its leaves.	Capillary Action
What property? Some small insects can walk across the surface of water. This is caused by more hydrogen bonds among the water molecules at the surface. The water does not try to bond with the air, so their cohesive bond is stronger.	Surface Tension
What property? Water can absorb a lot of energy before it changes temperature.	High Specific Heat Capacity
What property? Water requires a lot of heat to change its state to vapor.	High Heat of Vaporization

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	Created by Michael Reed about 7 years ago