Unit 1: Water Flashcards
Hydrophilic
Water loving: molecules that are polar, charged or ionic.
Hydrophobic
Water fearing: molecules that are nonpolar compounds
Properties of water (3)
ice is less dense than water, high specific heat capacity, high heat of vaporization
Reactant
the starting materials in a chemical reaction (to the left of the arrow)
Products
the materials produced in a chemical reaction (to the right of the arrow)
Arrows might show two things:
React to make or form
Water generates charges because
oxygen is more electronegative than hydrogen
Solvant
something that is capable of dissolving another (polar) substance
Dissociation
atoms or groups of atoms break off from molecules and form ions
Water molecules sticking to each other is
Cohesion (because of hydrogen bonding)
Surface tension
the capacity of a substance to withstand rupturing when placed under tension or stress
Adhesion
attraction to other charged, polar molecules
What force allows plants to transport water from their roots to their leaves
Adhesion
What happens when the heat rises as water boils
the water molecules’ higher kinetic energy causes the hydrogen bonds to break completely and allows water molecules to escape into the air as gas
What happens when water freezes?
the water molecules form a crystalline structure maintained by hydrogen bonding (there is not enough energy to break the hydrogen bonds)