Water Flashcards
What is cohesion?
Tendency of water molecules to stick together
What bonds are responsible for cohesion?
Hydrogen Bonds
What is adhesion?
Tendency to form hydrogen bonds with other substances
What is a solvent?
A chemical that dissolves chemicals
What is a solute?
A chemical that is dissolved by a solvent
What is a solution?
A mixture of solute dissolved in solvent
Is water a solute, solvent, or solution?
Water is a solvent
What does hydrophilic mean?
A polar substance which is attracted to water
What does hydrophobic mean?
A non-polar substance which does not form hydrogen bonds with water
Water has the ability to resist what?
Temperature changes
When molecules adsorb energy, they become faster or slower?
Faster.
Water has the tendency to expand or shrink upon freezing?
Water expands upon freezing
