1. Paper towel
Why is paper towel able to absorb so much
water?
Water adheres to the paper towel due to its
polarity
In your group, cut your piece of paper towel
into 4 strips (long ways)
USE PENCIL (NO pen or marker) and writer
your name at the top of one strip
Color the rest with the markers anyway you
wish
3. * Water statistics
Covers 75% of Earth’s surface
97% oceans
3% freshwater
2% (of Total) in ice caps and glaciers
1% in lakes, underground, or in atmosphere (usable by
humans)
Makes up 70% of the human body
92% of blood plasma
80% of muscle tissues
60% of red blood cells
(why understanding it is important!)
4. Physical properties
Water:
Is clear, colorless, odorless, and tasteless
* Colors, tastes and odors are caused by substances
dissolved in the water.
Boils at 100°C
Freezes at 0°C
Density = 1.0 g/mL (at 4°C)
Water is a Polar Molecule
5. Polarity of Water
In a water molecule two hydrogen
atoms form single polar covalent
bonds with an oxygen atom. Gives
water more structure than other
liquids
Because oxygen is more
electronegative, the region around
oxygen has a partial negative charge.
7. HYDROGEN BONDS
Hold water
molecules together
Each water molecule
can form a maximum
of 4 hydrogen bonds
The hydrogen bonds
joining water
molecules are weak,
about 1/20th as
strong as covalent
bonds.
They form, break,
and reform with
great frequency
Extraordinary
Properties that are a
result of hydrogen
bonds.
Cohesive behavior
Resists changes in
temperature
High heat of vaporization
Expands when it freezes
Versatile solvent
8. http://kingfish.coastal.edu/biology/sgilman/770lecwatersalt.htm
Freezing
Density of ice (at 0°C) is 0.917 g/mL,
so ice floats in water.
http://www.anglianwater.co.uk/schools/noscript/f1.htm
Most liquids become more
dense as you cool them.
However, when water
freezes, a large expansion
occurs.
Water
“organizing” with
H bonds as it
freezes.
Forms hexagon
shapes.
* Where have you
see H2O in
repeating
hexagonal patterns
before?
11. Water molecules are:
Bent (or V-shaped)
O
H
H
+
-
O
H
H
+
-
Polar: have an uneven distribution of e-
A partial (less than +1) positive charge by the H’s
A partial (< –1) negative charge by the O
Attracted to each other: (+) and (-) charges of one H2O
are attracted to other (+) and (-) of another H2O
These attractions are called hydrogen bonds
(“H bonds”); occur between H2O molecules
* These are different than ionic, covalent, and metallic
bonds (which occur between atoms)
12. Main Properties of Water
Polarity
Leads to Cohesion and Adhesion
Cohesion = water molecules
“stick” to each other
Adhesion = water molecules
“stick” to other substances
13. Adhesion
The adhesion of water leads to two other
important properties:
1. Water as a “universal” solvent
Water only dissolves polar molecules
2. Capillary action
14. Universal Solvent
Solvent – a substance that dissolves another
substance
What dissolves in water?
Salt
Sugar
Carbon Dioxide
Oxygen
Magic Marker (Paper towel demo)
MANY more!
For an object to dissolve in water it must also be a
polar molecule!
This is why oil and water do not mix, oil is NON polar
15. Capillary Action
Capillary action = Water is able to “climb”
objects against the forces of gravity
Think of the (+) and (-) ends of a water
molecule acting like suction cups, and a
water molecule is using them to climb up a
glass building
Just like in the Paper Towel Demo
16. Cohesion
The cohesion of water molecules leads to
two other important properties:
1. Surface Tension – the attraction
between water molecules at the surface of
the liquid
2. High Specific Heat – it takes a lot of
energy to warm up water and it takes a
very long time for warm water to cool off
17. Surface Tension
Resistance of a liquid to an increase in surface area
because H bonds in H2O
Ex: floating a paper clip, “water striders”, water beading on
waxed car
http://wine1.sb.fsu.edu/chm1045/notes/Forces/Liquids/Forces03.htm
Air
Water
18. High Specific Heat
•Water resists
temperature change, both
for heating and cooling.
•Water can absorb or
release large amounts of
heat energy with little
change in actual
temperature.
At the beach, why is
the sand hotter than
water at noon but
cooler than water at
midnight?
20. Discussion Questions
Which property of water causes the cracks
in the pavement in cold climates?
Why does a meniscus form on the surface
of the water in a graduated cylinder?
What would happen to fish in cooler
climates if the relative densities of ice and
liquid water were reversed?
What property of water best describes the
ability of water to clean our clothes?