Which of the following describes water?

Question

A.Is a substance that dissolves only a few other substances; has weak cohesive forces between molecules.

B.Is a substance that dissolves only a few other substances; has strong cohesive forces between molecules.

C.Is a substance that requires a small amount of energy per gram to raise its temperature; has strong cohesive forces between molecules.

D.Is a substance that requires a large amount of energy per gram to raise its temperature; has strong cohesive forces between molecules.

Answer 1

Water dissolves a large number of substances and is particular good at dissolving ionic compounds. That eliminates answers 1 and 2.

Water has a relatively large heat capacity which means that it takes a relatively large amount of energy to raise the temperature of water by 1 degree. So the answer is D.