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Physical Characteristic of Water
Physical Characteristic of Water
Physical Characteristic of Water
Water
odourless and tasteless liquid at room temperature . } Can exist in three states; solid, liquid and gas
} Colourless,
Melting
Evaporation / Boiling
Freezing
Condensation
Ice
Water
Steam
} Melting
is the process where a solid changes to its liquid state at a certain temperature (called the melting point) and pressure when it is heated is the process where a liquid changes to its solid state at a certain temperature (called freezing point) and pressure when it is cooled.
} Freezing
} Evaporation
is the process where a liquid changes to its gaseous state below its boiling point. is the process where a liquid changes to its gaseous state below at boiling point.
} Boiling
} Condensation
is the process by which a gas or vapour changes to liquid state at certain temperature and pressure when it is cooled
Water consist of many tiny and discrete particles called water molecules The arrangement and movement of the molecules in each state are different
} At
} Water
molecules are not arranges in any regular pattern . are free to move pass each other.
} They
} When
Boiling Point
at which water boils and becomes steam. } Boiling point for pure water is 100 0C.
} Temperature
} When
water is heated, its molecules gain energy from the heat source, cause the molecules to move faster and further apart.
} At
100 0C, the molecules possesses sufficient energy to overcome the forces of attraction holding them together. molecules escape from the liquid into the air to become steam.
} The
Freezing Point
} Freezing
} When
water is cooled, its molecules lose their energy to the surrounding. As a result, the molecules slow down. 00C, the molecules move slow enough to allow the forces of attraction to fix them in definite position in a regular arrangement to form a solid called ice.
} At
} Density
Application
is added to icy road during winter to melt the ice. } This is happen because the freezing point of ice is lowered below 0 0C.
} Salt
Activity
Place some raw egg in plain water. } What would happen to the egg?
1.
Add some table salt in the water. } What will you see? } The egg will slightly float in the water
2.
} When
we continue add the salt, the egg will slowly float until to the surface of the water. This is because, the more salt added to the water, the density of the water will be increase. The density of the egg will be less than water, so it will float on the water.
Quiz
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State three physical characteristic of water. You are given a sample of water. How do you determine whether the sample is pure water? State what is meant by the freezing point of water. Predict which water is freeze faster. Pure water or salty water? Give your reasons Joe finds that he can float more easily in the sea than a swimming pool. Why?