Question

Which of the following is not a characteristic of water?
A. Surface tension
B. Cohesion
C. It is a good solvent
D. It is a poor solvent

Answer 1

Option A
Water has a high surface tension.In other words, water is adhesive and elastic, and tends to aggregate in drops rather than spread out over a surface as a thin film. This phenomenon also causes water to stick to the sides of vertical structures despite gravity's downward pull.
Option B
Water's high surface tension allows for Cohesion and surface tension keep the hydrogen bonds of water molecules intact and support the item floating on the top.
Meaning of cohension=>Various intermolecular forces that hold solids and liquids together.
Option C
Water is a universal solvent. It is able to dissolve a large number of different chemical compounds. This feature also enables water to carry solvent nutrients in runoff, infiltration, groundwater flow, and living organisms.

Answer 2

Option D
Water is not a poor solvent bcoz water is able to dissolve a large number of different chemical compounds.

Answer 3

So what do u think the answer is? @Zeronknight