Water Vocab

When water sticks to itself

When water sticks to other objects

-Polar or non-polar

-water polarity allows it to dissolve other polar substances easily

-when a polar substance is put in water, the positive ends are attracted to the negative ends of the molecule and vise versa

Water is the universal solvent because it dissolves most substances.

The degree in which a substance dissolves in a solvent to make a solution

The movement of water within the spaces of a porous material due to the forces of cohesion, adhesion, and surface tension

(Remember flowers in class)

-The property of a surface that allows it to resist an external force due to the cohesive nature of water molecules

-a force which causes a layer to behave like an elastic sheet or skin

-molecules at the surface form a stronger bond

A curve in the surface of a molecular substance (water) when it touches another material.