Tree Map of Water Properties
Properties
of
Water
Universal
Solvent
Cohesion
and
Adhesion
Polarity
Density
And
Buoyancy
Specific
Heat
• Water is called the "universal
solvent" because it dissolves
more substances than any
other liquid.
– Solvent-in a solution, the liquid
in which a solid dissolves
– Solute-in a solution, the
molecule dissolved in the
solvent
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• Cohesion-the force that
holds molecules of a
single material together
•Adhesion-the
attractive
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two different
substances
that are in
contact with
each other
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• Water is polar because the oxygen has a
partial negative charge and the hydrogen
atoms each have a partial positive charge;
polar molecules interact with other polar
and charged molecules and ions
O-
H+
H+
• Density-the amount of
the stuff/material in an
object
– Density = Mass/Volume
• Buoyancy-Will it sink or
float?
– Used to determine if
objects will float on the
surface of water.
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• The amount of heat
required to raise the
temperature of 1 kg
of a substance 1
degree Celsius
• Water has a high
specific heat index.
• Water can absorb a
lot of heat before it
begins to get hot.
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