5.4 Water Properties & pH

Question 1

What are the 5 water properties?

Answer 1

Cohesion & Adhesion, Solvent, Density, High Specific Heat, and Heat of Vaporization.

Question 2

What is cohesion?

Answer 2

Bonding between two water molecules.

Question 3

What is adhesion?

Answer 3

Bonding between a water molecule and another different molecule.

Question 4

What is solvent?

Answer 4

A solvent dissolves a solute, creating a solution.

Question 5

What is density?

Answer 5

Ice is less dense than water.

Question 6

What is high specific heat?

Answer 6

The amount of energy it takes to heat 1g of a substance by 1 degree Celsius.

Question 7

What is heat of vaporization?

Answer 7

The amount of heat it takes for 1g of a substance to boil.

Question 8

What is pH?

Answer 8

Potential hydrogen.

Question 9

What is pOH?

Answer 9

Potential hydroxide.

Question 10

Properties of acidic substances.

Answer 10

pH<7 and [H3O+]>[OH-]

Question 11

Properties of basic substances.

Answer 11

pH>7 and [H3O+]<[OH-]

Question 12

Properties of neutral substances.

Answer 12

pH=7 and [H3O+]=[OH-]