Properties of Water Additional Assignment

Name:______Date:______Section______

1. The property of water that causes molecules of water to stick together is called______

2. The property of water that causes water molecules to stick to other objects is called______

3. Water is unique because in its liquid phase it is ____ dense than in its solid phase.

5. Why does ice float in liquid water? 6. Density equals______/______7. Ice cubes have a density of 0.93 g/c.c and benzene has a density of 0.88 g/c.c. Why do the ice cubes sink in benzene?

8.Which property of water allows some insects like the water strider to "walk" on water rather than sink?

9. Diet soda has a density of 0.99 g/c.c. and regular soda has a density of 1.10 g/c.c. What will happen when the cans of soda are placed in water?

10. Water molecules are polar. Polarity means______Which end of a water molecule has a slight negative charge?______Name:______Date:______Section______

11. Rank the following from least density (#1) to most density (#8).

Salt 2.2 g/cm3 Mercury 13.6 g/cm3 Ice 0.92 g/cm3 Cooking oil 0.92 g/cm3 Diamond 3.52 g/cm3 Gasoline 0.66 g/cm3 Gold 19.3 g/cm3 Milk 1.03 g/cm3 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

12. Water has a density of 1.00 g/mL. Which of the liquids in the table above would float on top of water? List them.

13. Use the following words to write a paragraph about the properties of water: Adhesion, cohesion, polarity, density, liquid, solid, heat capacity, convection. Name:______Date:______Section______