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What is the chemical formula for water?
What is the chemical formula for water?
H2O
What is the bond angle between the hydrogen atoms in a water molecule?
What is the bond angle between the hydrogen atoms in a water molecule?
104.5°
Why is water considered a polar molecule?
Why is water considered a polar molecule?
Because oxygen withdraws the shared electrons closer, resulting in an unequal distribution of electrons.
What are the important properties of water discussed in the text?
What are the important properties of water discussed in the text?
What is cohesion and how does it contribute to water's properties?
What is cohesion and how does it contribute to water's properties?
How does water's heat capacity and high heat of evaporation contribute to its importance for life?
How does water's heat capacity and high heat of evaporation contribute to its importance for life?
Explain why water is considered a universal solvent.
Explain why water is considered a universal solvent.
Describe the acid-base properties of water.
Describe the acid-base properties of water.
What are the characteristics of water that make it important for life on Earth?
What are the characteristics of water that make it important for life on Earth?
Why does ice float on water instead of sinking to the bottom?
Why does ice float on water instead of sinking to the bottom?
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