Chemistry Of Life Flashcards
The attraction between molecules of different substances
Adhesion
The attraction between molecules of the same substance
Cohesion
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
Surface tension
A property of a molecule of having uneven distribution of electrons causing it to have positive and negative poles
Polarity
A property of water that allows it to move up a narrow tube against gravity
Capillary action
And evenly distributed liquid mixture: salt dissolved in water makes a salt-water solution
Solution
What is dissolved in a solution: salt in a salt-water solution
Solute
Liquid that dissolves the solute in a solution: water in a salt-water solution
Solvent
A mixture where substances are not dissolved in the solvent: blood cells and nutrients in blood
Suspension
A 0 to 14 scale that shows the concentration of hydrogen ion present in a solution
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