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GUIDE FOR BOZEMAN BIOLOGY – WATER AS A POLAR MOLECULE o

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Electronegativity means ___________________
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Oxygen is unique because__________________________
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Why does water behave like a magnet? It pullshydrogenelectronstoher
The bond between oxygen and hydrogen within a water molecule is a _____________ bond
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The bond between oxygen and hydrogen on different water molecules is a _________ bond
hydrogen
Draw the hydrogen bonds between the five water molecules show at 3:48 (pause the video here!

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________________ is a polar molecule, ______________________ is a nonpolar molecule.
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Describe the five properties of water that are due to its polarity

Property Description “real life” application of this

property
High specific heat difficulttochangethetempof It takes along timeforwaterto
Its
water boil
Solvent
watercandissolvemanythings If youputsaltinwater itbreaksapart
intoitsions
Cohesion
watermolecules attracted
are toeach surface
tension a hairfloatingon
other top ofwater
Capillary action
waterhas adhesion
slickstoother water rises tree
surfaces up
Ice floats
Ice islessdensethanwater Ificesankalllifeonearthwould
die

Why is Seattle warmer in the winter than Yellowstone, even though both locations are at similar
latitudes?
Seattleisclosertothe
coastso thewater helpsregulateitstemperature

How does water get to the top of a tree?

capillaryaction waterrises
up atree'szylums

Why is it “good” for aquatic organisms that live in cold climates that ice floats?

If icesankeverything wouldbetrappedinundertheiceanddie