Ch109_LectureNotes

High Heat capacity: 18 cal/°C mol vs. 8 cal/°C mol for methane
High viscosity
Solid form is less dense than the liquid form at the same temperature (ice floats on water - very rare)
High dielectric constant (78.5 vs. 1.9 for hexane; 'blocks electric fields')
High surface tension.

Structural diagram of water molecule showing bond angles and lengths

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Space-filling image of water molecule

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#-D image of H-bonding between space-filling images of water molecules

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Flattened image of the hydration of sodium ion

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Last modified 9 February 2011