Liquid Water

Definition

Liquid water is the state of water between its melting point at 0°C and boiling point at 100°C under standard conditions. It's a polar molecule due to its bent shape, allowing it to dissolve many substances.

Related terms

Polar Molecule:

A molecule with an uneven distribution of charge resulting in regions of partial positive charge and partial negative charge.

Solvent:

A substance that dissolves another substance called solute forming a solution.

Hydrogen Bonding: A type of intermolecular force where hydrogen atom bonded to highly electronegative atom attracts another electronegative atom.