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The Chemistry of Water
Contributed by: Hatton
  • 1. What property of water enables it to dissolve many substances?
A) Density
B) Hydrophobicity
C) Polarity
D) Viscosity
  • 2. What is the most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere?
A) Methane
B) Carbon dioxide
C) Nitrous oxide
D) Water vapor
  • 3. What process describes water turning from a liquid to a gas?
A) Condensation
B) Deposition
C) Sublimation
D) Evaporation
  • 4. What happens to water's density as it freezes?
A) It quadruples
B) It increases
C) It remains the same
D) It decreases
  • 5. What is the heat capacity of water compared to most other substances?
A) High
B) Low
C) None
D) Variable
  • 6. What is the process called when ice turns directly to vapor?
A) Condensation
B) Melting
C) Sublimation
D) Evaporation
  • 7. What do you call water's ability to rise in narrow spaces against gravity?
A) Viscosity
B) Density
C) Capillarity
D) Polarity
  • 8. Which of the following is a characteristic of hard water?
A) High mineral content
B) High pH
C) Low mineral content
D) Soft texture
  • 9. Why does ice float on water?
A) It has a higher temperature
B) It is heavier than water
C) It is less dense than liquid water
D) It is incompressible
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