Answer to Question #340295 in General Chemistry for denden

Question

In what ways is water different from the other liquids? Why is it different

Answer 1

The heat capacity of water is more than twice the heat capacity of natural mineral and rock material. This tends to even out temperature differences on Earth, from day to night and from summer to winter. Water is also the best all-around solvent. More solid substances dissolve in water than in any other liquid.

Besides mercury, water has the highest surface tension for all liquids. Water's high surface tension is due to the hydrogen bonding in water molecules. Water also has an exceptionally high heat of vaporization. Vaporization occurs when a liquid changes to a gas, which makes it an endothermic reaction