Chapter 10 Water and properties of water

Chapter 10 checklist
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questions
10A.1 Compare the three states of water with reference to the arrangement 2, 10
of water molecules and bonds between them
10A.2 Describe the distribution of drinking water on Earth 4
10A.3 Explain why only a very small proportion of water on Earth is 7
available as drinking water
10B.1 Describe the trend in boiling points observed for group 16 hydrides 3
10B.2 Explain why water doesn’t follow the trend of boiling points observed 12
for group 16 hydrides
10B.3 Explain the difference in density of ice and liquid water with 8
reference to hydrogen bonding
10B.4 Define ‘specific heat capacity’ 6
10B.5 State the unit for specific heat capacity 1
10B.6 Explain why water has a relatively high specific heat capacity 11
10B.7 Define ‘latent heat of vaporisation’ 5
10B.8 Describe how the high latent heat of vaporisation regulates ocean 9, 11
temperatures and allows for the survival of aquatic life

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