Chapter 2: Water Flashcards

1
Q
  • liquid water forms this

- each water molecule constantly break and reforms H bonds with its neighbors

A

water lattice

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2
Q

rigid crystalline structure in which each water molecule forms four H bonds, which spaces the water molecules farther apart

A

ice lattice

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3
Q

amount of heat energy required to increase the temperature of a given quantity of water

A

specific heat

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4
Q

allows humans and many other organisms to cool off when hot

A

heat of vaporization

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5
Q

water moderates on large and small scales

A

heat absorption

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6
Q

tendency of water molecules to “stick” to each other, due to H bond lattice

A

cohesion

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7
Q

tendency of water molecules to “stick” to the wals of tubes by forming H bonds with charged and polar groups in molecules that form the walls

A

adhesion

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8
Q

this unbalanced bonding paces the surface water molecules under tension making them more resistant to separation then the underlying water molecules
-water droplets

A

surface tension

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9
Q

tend to coat the surfaces of other polar and charged molecules and ions

A

hydration layer

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10
Q

hydration layers reduce attraction between molecules or ions and promote their entry into a _________

A

solution

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11
Q

water is a?

A

solvent

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12
Q

dissolved substance is a??

A

solvent

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