Water Flashcards

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1
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Draw a water molecule with charges

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  1. 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom arranged in a non-linear shape.
  2. Delta + charge on hydrogen and delta - on oxygen
  3. Label the bond between hydrogen and oxygen as polar covalent bond
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Describe structure of a water molecule

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A water molecule is composed of 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom. they are bonded by polar covalent bonds.

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3
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Names the bond that can link two water molecules together.

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A hydrogen bond

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Explain what a hydrogen bond is, which types of atoms it can join together and where they occur in
biology.

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The slightly negatively-charged oxygen atoms attract the slightly negatively-charged hydrogen atoms of other water molecules - this attraction is hydrogen bonding.
Hydrogen bonding occurs between a hydrogen atom and another strongly electro-negative atom of a polar covalent bond in the same or another molecule.

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5
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Draw two water molecules and label the bond that links them together.

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  1. Draw two water molecules.

2. Dotted line between the oxygen of one and a hydrogen of another and label it hydrogen bond

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Define the term polar.

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The uneven distribution of charge, which results in the atoms within a molecule to have opposing charges. eg, one having a partial negative charge and one having a partial positive charge.

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explain why water is a polar molecule

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Because oxygen is more electronegative than hydrogen- it has a greater pull on shared electrons, the electrons are pulled closer to the oxygen atom which leaves hydrogen with a delta positive charge and oxygen with a delta negative charge.

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Define the term electronegativity

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The measure of the tendency of an atom to attract bonding pairs of electorn

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Define the term dipole

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a molecule that has both positive and negative charges due to uneven distribution of charges.

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10
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roles water plays in life

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  1. water is a reactant
  2. water is a solvent
  3. water transports substances.
  4. water helps with temperature control
  5. water is a habitat
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Explain how the polar nature of water makes it’s freezing point 0 and boiling point 100.

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because water is polar hydrogen bonds form between the molecules collectively these bonds require a lot energy to break and seperate the water molecules- which is why water has a high boiling point

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Explain the biological significance of water’s boiling and freezing point

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because water’s boiling point 100 degrees it is liquid at most environmental temperatures and provides a stable aquatic environment for animals and a medium for chemical reactions.

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Explain how the polar nature of water gives it a high specific heat capacity

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Hydrogen bonds give water hshc. the hydrogen bonds between molecules can absorb a lot of energy so it takes a lot of energy to heat it up

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What is high specific heat capacity

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The energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by 1 degrees Celsius.

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Explain the biological significance having a HSHC

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Having an HSFC means a large quantity of energy to raise the temp by 1 degrees. so water temp is fairly stable reducing fluctuations in organisms and environments, cells and aquatic environments slow to freeze.

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16
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Explain how the polar nature of water gives a high latent heat of vapourisation

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It takes a lot of energy to break the hydrogen bonds (polar) between water molecules because hydrogen bonds absorb a lot of energy, so a lot of energy is used up when trying to evaporate it.

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Explain the biological significance of a High latent heat of vapourisation

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Effective as a coolant through sweating , panting and transpiration. As a large amount of energy is expended in evaporating sweat form the skin.

18
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Explain how the polar nature of water means that is has a lower density when solid

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Water molecules are held further apart in ice than in liquid water because each water molecule form four hydrogen bonds to other water molecules, making a lattice shape. So takes up a greater volume in less space- so ice is less dense than liquid water.

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Explain the biological significance of having a lower density when solid

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Ice floats on water leaving liquid water beneath- so in cold temps ice forms and insulating layer on top of water so the water below doesn’t freeze, and organisms like fish don’t freeze.
High density provides upthrust supporting weight.

20
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When is water at it’s highest density

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4 degrees celsius

21
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Explain how the polar nature of water makes it a good solvent for ionic and polar molecules

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As one side of the water molecule is delta +ve and one side is delta -ve they attract to ionic compounds and polar. because the delta +ve side attracts to the negative ion in the compound (Cl-) and levers it out of its solid lattice structure and the many H2Os surround it (sphere of hydration) meaning its’ dissolved. the same happens with the delta -ve side and the +ve ion

22
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Explain the biological significance of it being a good solvent for ionic and polar molecules

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Enables transport of substances in solution.

Metabolic reactions take place in solution.

23
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Hydrophilic

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Attracts water

Any charged or polar molecule, group or ion forms electrical bonds with water and dissolves.

24
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Hydrophobic

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Repels water
Any uncharged or non-polar molecule, group or ion doesn’t form electrical bonds with water and doesn’t dissolve.
Hydrocarbon
Phospholipid have both hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions.

25
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Explain how the polar nature of water makes it cohesive

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Cohesion is the attraction between molecules of the same type. Water molecules are very cohesive because they have hydrogen bonds between them as they are polar.

26
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Explain the biological significance of water being cohesive

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Creates water column of transpiration stream and creates a surface on which small organisms are supported

27
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Explain how the polar nature of water makes it adhesive

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Adhesion is the attraction between water molecules and the molecules of another substance. this is because it forms hydrogen bonds to other polar molecules.

28
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Explain the biological significance of water being adheisve

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It allows capillary action (water rises up narrow tubes) and moves through narrow spaces as it adheres to the surface of them. E.g when water rises up the xylem vessels and through air spaces between particles in soil.

29
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Properties unrelated to being a polar molecule

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  1. Reactivity
  2. Transparency
  3. Poor conductivity
  4. low viscosity
30
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Explain the biological significance of water’s Reactivity

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water can take part in reactions, takes part in hydrolysis and condensation reactions and is a major part in photosynthesis

31
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Explain the biological significance of Transparency

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Allows photosynthesis to happen in aquatic environments . allows light to penetrate cells for photosynthesis in plants.

32
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Explain the biological significance of low viscosity

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Water molecules slide past each other readily so flows readily. allows transport through vessels e.g. xylem and blood vessels.

33
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Using the “polar nature of water” explain the how water can dome above the level of the glass container it is in, the shape of the meniscus in a glass measuring cylinder and capillary action in a narrow glass tube. (S+C)

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Because water is cohesive as they form hydrogen bonds as they are polar. so they stick together and are difficult to split apart and so when they rise up over the level of heir container they form a dome this is called surface tension.