Question

Explain the various properties of
water.​

Answer 1

Cohesion, otherwise known as water's attraction to other water molecules, is one of the major properties of water.

Water's polarity lends it to be attracted to other water molecules.

The hydrogen bonds in water hold other water molecules together.

Liquid water has surface tension.

Another unique property of water is its ability to dissolve a large variety of chemical substances.

It dissolves salts and other ionic compounds, as well as polar covalent compounds such as alcohols and organic acids.

Water is sometimes called the universal solvent because it can dissolve so many things.

Answer 2

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• Water is a colourless, tasteless, and transparent liquid. It also has no smell.

• Boiling point of pure water is 100°C at 760 mm of Hg pressure. However, boiling point of water increases due to increase in pressure and presence of dissolved impurities.

• Pure water freezes at 0°C at 760 mm of Hg pressure. However, freezing point of water decreases due to increase in pressure and presence of dissolved impurities.

• The state of water changes on heating or cooling. On heating, the state of water changes from liquid state to gaseous state (vapour). Similarly, on cooling, the state of water changes from liquid state to solid state (ice).

• Water is neither acidic nor basic. It is neutral.

• Water is a bad conductor of heat and electricity.

• Water is an universal solvent as it can dissolve many substances in it.

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