chapter 2 and 3 Flashcards
water exists on earth in three forms what are they?
water
liquid
gas
true or false. water is not dense as solid than as liquid because of hydrogen bonds
is a liquid consisting of uniform mixue of two or more substances
solution
for example water, dissolving agent
solvent
a substance that is dissolved (sugar,salt)
solute
which water is the solvent
aqueous solution
true or false. Compounds doesn’t need to be ionic to dissolve water?
true
why are blood and most other biological fluids classified as aqueous solution
the solvent is these fluids is water
a substance that donates hydrogen ions to solution
acid
is a substance that reduces the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution.
base
true or false. A person can survice for more than a few minutes if the blood pH drops to 7.0 and rises to 7.8?
false
this is how a body maintains a relatively constant pH in your cells and blood. Minimizes changes in pH, they accept H+ when it is excess and donating H+ when it is depleted.
buffers
carbon based molecules are called …..
organic compounds
organic compounds usually contain ______ atoms in addition to _______.
hydrogen, in addition to carbon.
compounds with the same formula but different structural arrangements are called
isomers