2.5 Flashcards
Cohesion
sticking together particles of the same substance
adhesion
attaching to a surface
solvent
dissolves solute
specific heat
the amount of heat needed to raise the temp one degree of a one gram item
heat of vaporization
amount of heat needed to turn 1g into vapor
concentration
number of particles in a given solution
pH
how acidic or basic something is
pOH
- log x 10 to the power of something
hydroxide ion
H3O+
hydronium ion
OH-
acid
anything lower than 7
base
anything higher than 7
5 property’s of water
cohesion solvent specific heat heat vaporization polar
Examples of why each property is important to living things
allows water to get where it needs to get to for nutrients
Explain how water’s polarity or ability to make hydrogen bonds gives it each property
water molecules attract forming hydrogen bonds