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| what shape does a water molecule have? |
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| what type of bond bonds the oxygen molecule of a water atom with the hydrogen atoms? |
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| what is the bond angle of a simple triatomic structure? |
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| is a water molecule polar |
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| what charge does the oxygen atom have in a water molecule? |
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| what charge does each of the hydrogen atoms in a water molecule have? |
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| what is the attraction between polar molecules called? |
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| what kind of dipole interactions occur in water? |
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| what properties of water result from hydrogen bonding? |
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| high surface tension, low vapor pressure |
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| an inward force that tends to minimize the surface area of a liquid; it causes the surface to behave as if it were a thin skin |
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| what is the high surface tension of water caused by? |
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| where are the molecules of water drawn, causing surface tension? |
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| does water have a higher surface tension than most other liquids? |
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| why aren't water droplets spherical? |
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| any substance that interferes with the hydrogen bonding between water molecules and thereby reduces surface tension; soaps are surfactants |
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| what happens if you add soap to water? |
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| the droplets will collapse and spread out |
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| the result of molecules escaping from the surface of the liquid and entering the vapor phase |
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| what explains waters low vapor pressure? |
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| hydrogen bonding makes it harder for molecules to escape |
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| is the density of the solid state of water higher or lower than the liquid state of water? |
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| is the difference in the density of solid and liquid water states normal in liquids? |
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| when does the density of water start to act differently than other liquids, temperature wise? |
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| what is the structure of ice? |
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| water molecules arranged in a honeycomb pattern |
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| what does the honeycomb structure of ice cause? |
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| what temperature does ice melt (C) |
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| how many joules are needed to change 1 g of water from a solid to a liquid? |
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| amount of energy to raise the temperature of water from 0 C to 80 C |
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