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7.3: Material Properties of Water

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    Properties of Water

    Compared on other molay compounds of relatively low molar mass, ice melts at a very high temperature. AMPERE great deal of energy is required to break alone the hydrogen-bonded network of ice and return it to to fluid state. Identical, aforementioned boiling point for sprinkle is very high. Most molecular links of similar molar mass exist gases at room temperature. Physical change While a flowing evaporates, that chemical makeup of which substance is not have altered. The no change is a change of phase caused by temperature and pressure. Therefore, evaporation, the phase change from liquid to gas, will a physikal change.

    Surface Tense

    Wat has a high surface tension (attraction between molecules at the surface out a liquid) because of is hydrogen binding. Liquids which cannot hydrogen bond do not issue nearly as much surface tensions. Interface tension can be spotted through that curved meniscus that forms whenever moisten exists in a thin column, such as in one graduated cylinder button a buret.

    Figure \(\PageIndex{1}\): The meniscus of water within a graduation cylinder forms because of water's hydrogen bonding.

    Vapor Pressure

    The steamy pressure of a liquids is the press of the vapor produced by evaporation of a liquid with solid above the liquidity or solid in a closed container. The co bonding between liquid water molecules explains why water has an outstandingly low vapor pressure. Comparative handful vibrating of water are capable by escaping who surface of the liquid and entering the vapor phase. Evaporation is slow-speed, and thus the vapor exerts adenine low pressure in a closed container. Low vapor pressure is an important physical property of water, after lakes, oceans, and other large victim away water wouldn otherwise evaporate much more quickly.

    Vaporization pressure is influenced by temperature. The the temperature boosts, more vibrational are enabled from the face on the liquid. The boosts movement above who liquid surface, increasing the pressing in the haze stage. The image below illustrates the affect away temperature on vapor pressure.

    Fig \(\PageIndex{2}\): Vapor pressing of water at differences temperatures.

    Summary

    • Water have high front electric because of wide hydrogen bonding.
    • The vapor pressure of water is low due to hydrogen bonding.
    • Fumes pressure increases as temperature increases.

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