Properties of Water Flashcards

It is cohesive and adhesive, has a high specific heat, has a high heat of vaporization, is less dense as a solid than a liquid, and is a good solvent.

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<p>water</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In water</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>water</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nutrients and other things the body needs</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Water is a polar molecule meaning it has opposite charges on opposite ends.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Electrons are not equally shared.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Positive and negative areas called polar molecules.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Opposite charges attract.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Oxygen hogs the electrons making it slightly negative, while hydrogen is slightly positive, resulting in attraction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Water molecules stay close to each other as a result of hydrogen bonding.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Attraction between molecules of the same substance due to hydrogen bonding.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Because of cohesion, the space below the hydrogen bonds in water molecules increases when frozen.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cohesion causes the water molecules to stick together with such force that they defy gravity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cohesion creates a layer of insulation below ice which protects organisms below it.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A measure of how difficult it is to stretch or break the surface of a liquid.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cohesion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The surface of water holds up heavier materials than itself.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The linking together of like molecules, often by hydrogen bonds.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Water sticks to any surface that is polar or has exposed nitrogens or oxygens.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A process powered by adhesion that causes water molecules to move upward through narrow tubes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Capillary action is caused by adhesion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Allows plants to transport water from their roots up through small tubes (stems) to their leaves.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The pH of a solution is defined by the hydrogen ion concentration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A substance that increases the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>pH of 1 - 3 hydrogen concentration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>pH of 4 - 6 hydrogen concentration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>As a preservative in foods.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sour.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Stings.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>orange/red.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>6.5 - 8.2.</p> Signup and view all the answers