The Unique Properties of Water,including Its Strength as a Solvent,its

question 54

Multiple Choice

The unique properties of water,including its strength as a solvent,its three environmental stages of solid,liquid,and gas,and its temperature regulation,are a result of

• A) symmetric balance of electronegativity as shared electrons orbit equally around the hydrogens and oxygens.
• B) the cohesion and adhesion of water molecules that bond more strongly to each other than other substances.
• C) unbalanced electronegativity of the hydrogens and oxygens as they share electrons.
• D) the imbalance in numbers of electrons around hydrogen and oxygen valence shells after they ionically bond.

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