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== Four properties of water: == | == Four properties of water: == | ||
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adhesion= attraction of one kind of molecule to a different kind of molecule | adhesion= attraction of one kind of molecule to a different kind of molecule | ||
Revision as of 08:47, 15 October 2020
Water is a polar molecule.
Four properties of water:
cohesion
cohesion=attraction of molecules to other molecules of the same kind.
adhesion= attraction of one kind of molecule to a different kind of molecule
capillary action = Upward motion of liquid.
The experimental technique chromatography can be used here.
ability to moderate temperature
expansion upon freezing
versatility as a solvent
Drunk by Michael Rosen