U2AoS1 - Water Flashcards
Where is freshwater found on earth?
Ice and groundwater
How much water is readily available for consumption?
1% is readily available
Where is most water contained on earth?
Oceans
Define Potable
Water that is safe to drink
Examples of Potable water sources
- flowing water through protected catchments
- groundwater
- rain
- desalination
- reservoirs
Water
The only substance on earth that naturally occurs on earth in all three states.
States of Matter
- solid
- liquids
- gas
What are Group 16 Hydrides?
Hydrogen covalently bonded to group 16 elements
Boiling points moving down group 16
Increases with increasing molecule size and number of dispersion forces.
Chemical structure of water
Water is a bent, polar molecule with strong hydrogen bonding between molecules.
Forms up to 4 intermolecular hydrogen bonds
High boiling point of water
Strong hydrogen bonds require a large amount of energy to break when changing states.
Expands on freezing
Compares density of solid ice and liquid water
Density of solid ice
Each water molecule bonds with 4 other water molecules forming a tetrahedral lattice arrangement
- creates empty space in the structure as the molecules are further away.
Density of Liquid water
Molecules are randomly arranged, allowing strong hydrogen bonds that pull the water molecules closer together
Liquid water is more dense than ice.
What is heat capacity?
The relationship between heat (thermal energy) absorbed by a substance and its temperature change
- capacity to store heat
What is specific heat capacity
Amount of energy required in Joules, to raise the temperature of 1g of the substance by 1 degree.
Specific heat capacity of water
- high value of 4.18Jg-1
- Takes 4.18 Joules of heat energy to increase the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree
Why does water have a high specific heat capacity?
Strong hydrogen bonds between water molecules are able to absorb a large amount of chemical anergy before increasing temperature
Relationship of heat capacity
The more effectively a substance can store heat energy, the higher the specific heat capacity.
Heat energy is calculated by
q = m x c x difference in T
Joules to Kilojoules
1000J = 1KJ
What is latent heat of vaporisation?
amount of energy required to convert 1 mole of a substance from liquid state to gaseous state at the boiling point of the substance.
Unit of latent heat
KJmol-1
Latent heat of vaporisation of water
44.0
High due to the strong hydrogen bonds between water molecules which are able to absorb a large amount of thermal energy before changing states.
Latent heat
energy absorbed by a fixed amount of substance as it changes state (fusion/vaporisation)
Latent heat of fusion
amount of energy required to convert 1 mole of a substance from solid state to liquid state at the boiling point of the substance.
Formula for calculating latent heat
q = n x l
q is in KJ
Why is latent heat important?
Cooling system (sweat)
Water cycle (longevity)
Why is the specific heat capacity of water greater than that of ethanol?
- polar molecules larger than water have smaller heat capacity
- many more molecules of water in 1.0g
- able to absorb more heat energy without changing temperature as more energy goes into breaking bonds.
What are the properties of acids?
- sour
- turns blue litmus red
- corrosive, reacts with bases
- conducts electricity in a solution
Why can acids and bases conduct electricity?
Contains charged particles that can move freely.
What are strong acids?
HCl, H2S04, HNO3
Hydrochloric acid
HCl - strong acid
Sulfuric acid
H2SO4 - strong acid
Nitric acids
HNO3
Ethanoic acids
CHCOOH - weak acid