Chemistry Of Life Flashcards

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The attraction between molecules of different substances

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Adhesion

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The attraction between molecules of the same substance

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Cohesion

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A force caused by the cohesion of water molecules making it possible for lightweight objects or certain organisms to sit on or walk on water

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Surface tension

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A property of a molecule of having uneven distribution of electrons causing it to have positive and negative poles

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Polarity

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A property of water that allows it to move up a narrow tube against gravity

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Capillary action

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And evenly distributed liquid mixture: salt dissolved in water makes a salt-water solution

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Solution

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What is dissolved in a solution: salt in a salt-water solution

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Solute

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Liquid that dissolves the solute in a solution: water in a salt-water solution

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Solvent

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A mixture where substances are not dissolved in the solvent: blood cells and nutrients in blood

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Suspension

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A 0 to 14 scale that shows the concentration of hydrogen ion present in a solution

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PH

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