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Chemical Properties of Water
Chemical Properties of Water
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Chemistry
Undergraduate 1
03/25/2012

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What type of bond does water have
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polar covalent
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Does pure water have a high electrical conductivity
Definition
No, but if u add impurities like NaCl then it is significantly increases
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At whattemperature is water considered the stardard value (denisty)
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4 degrees Celcius/ 1 kg/ml
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What makes the boiling point of water decrease
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Increase in pressure
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What is Kelvin
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it is an alternative  metric temperature scale
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what is 0 degrees Kelvin in Celcius
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-273
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What has the highest specific heat, 2nd highest
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Ammonia/ Water
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What is specific heat
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the energy needed to raise 1 unit of mass by 1 degree Celcius
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What is heat of vaporization does water have a high or low heat of vaporization
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The heat necessary to cause a phase change between liguid and a gas

 

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what is the creation of large molecules called anabolic
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anabolic
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What is creation of small molecules called
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catabolic
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What standardizes the kelvins scale
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The triple point (the temperature and pressure where water coexsits at all three phases
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