Chapter 3 Flashcards

Water and Life

1
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Delta Symbol Meaning

A

partial

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2
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Human Body Temp.

A

37 degrees C, and 98.6 degrees F

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3
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Cohesion

A

Water molecule stick to other water molecule

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4
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Adhesion

A

Water molecule temporary sticking to tube/container it’s in.

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5
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Specific heat

A

Amount of heat a substance requires to increase temp. of 1 gram by 1 degree C

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6
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Calorie

A

Specific heat of water.

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7
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Mol

A

A measurement. 6.022 * 10^23 atoms. Avogadro’s number.

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8
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Molarity (M)

A

Mols over Litres

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9
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pH scale

A

Measurement of concentration of H+ ions. A log based scale. Lower numbers = higher acidity, higher numbers = higher basic.

0-14

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10
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Blood (Mammal) pH

A

7.35-7.45.

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11
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pH 4

A

10^-4 M of H+
10^-10 M of OH-

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12
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Buffers

A

Accept or send out H+ ions.

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13
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Surface tension

A

Cohesion due to h-bonding adds a measure of how difficult it is to stretch or break the surface of a liquid

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14
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Kinetic Energy

A

Anything that moves

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15
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Thermal energy

A

Total kinetic energy

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16
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Heat

A

Thermal energy transferring from one body to another

17
Q

Temperature

A

Avg. kinetic energy

18
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Heat of Vaporization

A

Quantity of heat absorbed by a body of liquid for 1g of it to convert to gas.

19
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Evaporation Cooling

A

As liquid evaporates, cool water is left behind.

20
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Ice insulates

A

Lighter than water, otherwise oceans would freeze through. Water is most dense at 4 degrees C.

21
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Solutions

A

Completely homogenous of 2 or more liquids

22
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Solvent

A

Dissolving Agent, commonly water.

23
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Solute

A

Thing being dissolved.

24
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Aqueous Solution

A

A solution in which a solute is dissolved in water

25
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Hydration Shell

A

Sphere of water molecules around each dissolved ion

26
Q

Hydrophilic substance

A

Water loving

27
Q

Hydrophobic

A

Dislikes water

28
Q

Colloid

A

A group of microparticles that’re insoluble. Suspended in a substance of water.