Question

how do hydrogen bonds in water affect its characteristics? select all correct responses.
it makes nonpolar molecules dissolve easily in water.
it gives water its cohesive properties.
the bonds help create surface tension in bodies of water.
charges are neutralized, making water a nonpolar molecule.
polar molecules like salt and sugar dissolve easily.

Explanation:

• Nonpolar molecules do not dissolve easily in water (a polar solvent) due to hydrogen bonds. So the first option is incorrect.
• Hydrogen bonds give water cohesive properties as water molecules are attracted to each other.
• Hydrogen bonds contribute to surface tension in water bodies as the molecules at the surface are pulled together.
• Water is a polar molecule. The fourth option is incorrect.
• Polar molecules like salt (ionic, which can be considered as having polar - like behavior in solution) and sugar (polar) dissolve easily in water (a polar solvent) because of hydrogen - bond - related interactions (such as the ability of water to interact with the polar parts of these molecules).

Answer:

It gives water its cohesive properties.
The bonds help create surface tension in bodies of water.
Polar molecules like salt and sugar dissolve easily.