Physical & Chemical Properties of Water

Physical Properties of Water:

• Pure water is a clear, colourless, tasteless, and odourless liquid.
• It boils at 100°C and freezes at 0°C.
• It is neutral to litmus.
• It has a maximum densityDensity is the measurement of how tightly a material is packed together i.e. how closely the particles are packed in the material. The tighter the material is packed the more its... More of 1.00 g cm^-3 at 4°C.

Unique Physical Properties of Water:

1. High melting and boiling point.

2. High surface tension.

3. Formation of large aggregates as in ice crystals.

4. Ice floats on water because it is less dense than water.

5. The existence of hydrogen bonds in ice gives rise to an open lattice structure.