Chapter 3 Flashcards
Water and Life
Delta Symbol Meaning
partial
Human Body Temp.
37 degrees C, and 98.6 degrees F
Cohesion
Water molecule stick to other water molecule
Adhesion
Water molecule temporary sticking to tube/container it’s in.
Specific heat
Amount of heat a substance requires to increase temp. of 1 gram by 1 degree C
Calorie
Specific heat of water.
Mol
A measurement. 6.022 * 10^23 atoms. Avogadro’s number.
Molarity (M)
Mols over Litres
pH scale
Measurement of concentration of H+ ions. A log based scale. Lower numbers = higher acidity, higher numbers = higher basic.
0-14
Blood (Mammal) pH
7.35-7.45.
pH 4
10^-4 M of H+
10^-10 M of OH-
Buffers
Accept or send out H+ ions.
Surface tension
Cohesion due to h-bonding adds a measure of how difficult it is to stretch or break the surface of a liquid
Kinetic Energy
Anything that moves
Thermal energy
Total kinetic energy