Describe two properties of water that are a result of the bond between water molecules.?

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Describe two properties of water that are a result of the bond between water molecules.?

2007-01-30 10:00:06 · 2 answers · asked by jackie g 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Incredible high boiling point (100°C) for such a small molecule.

Density of ice is LESS then density of water !! Only a couple of compounds of Sb do that. Normally the solid stay under the liquid phase during melting, it's just water that is "strange" !

2007-01-30 10:05:59 · answer #1 · answered by scientific_boy3434 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

1. Capillary action - tendency of water to climb up through thin tubes.
2. Surface tension

2007-01-30 18:04:31 · answer #2 · answered by ecolink 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋