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Which of the following properties of the water molecule depends on its polarity?
Which of the following properties of the water molecule depends on its polarity?
- Hydrogen bonding between molecules in solution
- Adhesion to other surfaces
- Dipole moment of the water molecule
- All of the answers (correct)
Covalent and non-covalent bonds may be distinguished by the following properties:
Covalent and non-covalent bonds may be distinguished by the following properties:
- Covalent bonds are easily broken by changes in temperature (correct)
- Covalent bonds are polar
- Shared electrons define an ionic bond
- Covalent bonds are apolar
Which example does not relate to a property that makes water a great solvent for life:
Which example does not relate to a property that makes water a great solvent for life:
- Ice floats in water
- Water beads up on waxed paper
- Water has a relatively low refractive index (correct)
- It takes a long time to boil a pot of water
