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What chemical property makes water different from any other substance on earth?
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∙ 11y ago
Heat Capacity – the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of something one degree celcius
Cohesive strength - The internal strength of the adhesive. The measure of a label's resistance to removal.
Surface Tension - the attraction of molecules to each other on a liquid's surface, creating a
barrier between the air and the liquid.
Heat of Vaporization – the amount of energy required to change a liquid to a gas
Solvent - liquid that can dissolve a substance
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y ago1. Water is liquid, so it carries materials around in the body.
2. Water is polar, so it dissolves many kinds of molecules, has surface tension, cohesion, etc.
3. Water resists temperature change, so it gives a more constant environment for aquatic organisms.
4. Water expands when it freezes, so it breaks rocks into soil, it forms on the tops of bodies of water leaving a habitat underneath, ...
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∙ 11y agoIt contains hydroxide and oxygen together.
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∙ 11y agoBecause almost everything on the planet uses water to survive. Like humans, we are made of mostly water! So we must continuely consume water to keep from becoming dried out husks.
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∙ 9y agoWater helps in sustaining life. It is used for drinking.
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