Sea water basic concepts - 2 Flashcards

1
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What bonding is found in a water molecule?

A

Covalent

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2
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What are the 5 unique properties of water?

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  1. Higher melting point
  2. Higher boiling point
  3. High heat capacity
  4. Greater latent heat of melting and vaporisation
  5. Great solvent power
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3
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What shape is water molecule?

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Asymmetrical

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4
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To what degree are the hydrogen molecules separated when water is in its gaseous or liquid form?

A

105º

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5
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To what degree are the hydrogen molecules separated when water is ice?

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109.5º

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6
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What causes the dipole structure of water?

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Asymmetry and distribution of electrons

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7
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Which end of the water molecule is slightly positively charged?

A

Hydrogen end

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8
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Which end of the water molecule is slightly negatively charged?

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Oxygen end

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9
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What kind of bond is created between water molecules due to the dipole structure?

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Hydrogen bong (weak electrostatic bond)

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10
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How do water molecules cluster together?

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In a hexagonal pattern

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11
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At what temperature does water reach its maximum density?

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3.98ºC

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12
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What happens to water below 3.98ºC?

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Increasing number of water molecules form hexagonal polymers, decreasing density

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13
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What happens to water above 3.98ºC?

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Molecules are increasingly energetic and move further apart, decreasing density

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14
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How much less dense is ice compared to water?

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8%

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15
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How does water dissolve salts?

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Surround the atoms and neutralise ionic bonds

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16
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What do dissolved salts produce?

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Anions (-ve) and Cations (+ve)

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17
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Define hydration

A

Process of water surrounding an ion

18
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Define hydrolysis

A

Process of water breaking bonds that hold other molecules together

19
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In what two ways does salinity affect sea water?

A
  1. Affects maximum-density

2. Affects freezing point temperature

20
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How does the addition of dissolved ions affect water?

A

Lower initial freezing point temperature

21
Q

Define salinity

A

The total mass, expressed in grams, of all the substances dissolved in one kg of sea water

22
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What is salinity measured in?

A

Parts Per Million (ppm)

23
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What is the average salinity of the ocean?

24
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What % of salt ions is from sodium and chlorine?

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99% of all the salt ions in the sea are ...
Sodium, Chlorine, Sulfate, Magnesium, Calcium, Potassium
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Major constituents show little variation over time so are ...
Conservative Property of seawater
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What are the major nutrients in the ocean?
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Silicon
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Nutrients are scarce so are ...
Nonconservative Property of seawater
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What are the major gases in the sea (in decreasing abundance?)
Nitrogen, Oxygen, Carbon dioxide, Noble gases: Argon, Neon, Helium
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How can we describe the state of salinity in the ocean?
Steady-state (input is equal to output)
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What are the sources of salt to the oceans?
1. Weathering of rocks on land | 2. Reaction with lava
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What are the sinks of salt from the oceans?
1. Evaporation creating brine ... evaporite beds formed 2. Wind-blown spray then adsorption by clays 3. Shell formation by organisms 4. Subduction
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Why is river water and sea water composition different?
Residence times vary (ions with long residence times accumulate in the oceans)
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What is the heat capacity of water?
4.2 kJ/kgºC
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What is the residency time of chlorine?
Infinite
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What is the resident time of sodium?
260 x10^6 years
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What is the maximum solubility of sea water?
360 g/L
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What is the principle of constant proportion?
Ratio of any two major constituents is a fixed value, regardless of salinity
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Salinity=
1.80655 x chlorinity
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What does a salinometer do?
Indirectly measure salinity by measuring the electrical conductivity of water