Name: Laissa T.

Quinto
Section: BSN 1A
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TABLE 1.1 SOLUBILITY OF WATER

Samples YES NO

SOLUBLE

1. Water + KCl 

2. Water+ NaCl 

3. Water + sucrose 

4. Water + cooking oil 

5. Water + vinegar 

6. Water+ ethanol 

7. Water + milk 

8. Water+ kerosene 

Table 1.2

STEPS OBSERVATION

1. Shape of a drop of water on wax paper
2. Paper clip below the water surface
3. Paper clip above the water surface
Water and wax don't mix well. Waxed paper
repels water rather than absorbing it. Because
waxed paper does not absorb water, the
surface tension of the water draws it into a
little round blob. These blobs, or drops, can
move across the waxed paper.
Steel paper clips may, in fact, float on water's
surface. The strong surface tension allows the
paper clip float on the water, despite its much
higher density.
when you suspend the paper clip carefully on
top of the water surface, it floats.

4. Paper clip above the acetone The paper clip will float on water but sink in
the acetone.
What causes the water molecules to behave in this manner?

Water molecules are attracted to each other and to other polar molecules due to charge differences.
Hydrogen bonding is the name for this attraction.

Guide Questions
1. Draw the instructors of two water molecules bonded by H-bond?

2. Explain why water forms beads on a waxy surface spread out on a clean glass surface.

 Because the adhesive forces between the drops and the wax are stronger than the cohesive
forces within the drops, water does not moisten waxed surfaces. The adhesive forces between
the liquid and the glass are stronger than the cohesive forces within the water, therefore water
wets the glass and spreads out across it.

3. Why does ice floats on water? What is the biological importance of ice floating on bodies of
water such as ponds, rivers, and lakes?

 Because ice is less dense than water, it floats. When water solidifies, its molecules are able to
establish more stable hydrogen bonds, which lock them into place. The molecules are unable
to create as many hydrogen bonds with other water molecules since they are not moving. As a
result, ice water molecules are not as close together as liquid water molecules, resulting in a
lower density. Since ice floats, it aids the survival of life on Earth. Floating ice develops a
layer of insulation on top of lakes and seas in the winter when surface temperatures are low
enough for water to freeze. This ice layer insulates the water beneath it, keeping it liquid and
allowing life to survive.
4. Why is water called the “universal solvent?

 Water is called the universal solvent because more substances dissolve in water than in any
other chemical.

5. What are hypothermia and hyperthermia? What causes these conditions?

 Hypothermia is a condition brought on by prolonged exposure to extremely cold

temperatures. When your body is exposed to cold conditions, it starts to lose heat faster than it
produces. Hyperthermia is a condition in which the body's heat-regulating mechanisms fail to
cope with heat from the environment, resulting in an unusually high body temperature.

6. Discuss the damaging efforts of water’s high specific heat?

 The high heat capacity of water also explains why the temperatures of land near a body of
water are more moderate. The high heat capacity of water keeps its temperature within a
relatively narrow range, causing nearby coastal areas to also have a narrow daily and seasonal
temperature range.