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States of Water
Real Life
100
This property of water allows a pin to float on the surface of water.
What is cohesion at the surface (surface tension)?
100
This is the number of hydrogen atoms in a water molecule..
What is two?
100

The part that is being dissolved

Solute

100

Boiling point of water in Celcius

100C

100

Water sticking to another substance such as a window

Adhesion

200
This property of water demonstrates the attraction of one water molecule to another.
What is cohesion?
200
This is the number of oxygen atoms in a water molecule.
What is 1?
200

The part that is doing the dissolving

Solvent

200

State of change from liquid to a solid

Freezing

200

This property lets water move up napkins 

Capillary action

300

Water is called this because it can dissolve so many substances

What is universal solvent?

300
This is the chemical formula for water.
What is H20?
300

What are the three main states of water?

solid, liquid, and gas

300

Why does ice float on water?

Ice is less dense than water

300
The reason water floats when it is frozen

Density

400
Water molecules tend to "stick" together because of positively and negatively charged "ends" of the molecule. So, we say it is what kind of molecule?
What is a polar molecule?
400

The reason water moves against gravity in the xylem (stem) of plant

Capillary Action

400

What does "nonpolar" mean?

Even distribution of charges

400

State of change from ice to water

Melting

400

Water is much cooler than sand

Heat capacity

500
This property describes tightness across the surface of water, caused by the polar molecules pulling on one another.
What is surface tension?
500

Water in a graduated cylinder demonstrates what two properties?

Cohesion and adhesion

500

What do the bonds of water look like in frozen form?

More spread apart, more space/volume, less dense

500

What do water particles look like in liquid form?

Packed closely together in a fluid motion

500
Water, sugar, and tealeaves can be used to make tea

Universal solvent

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