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Water and the Fitness of the Environment
Campbell Chapter 3
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Biology
11th Grade
10/17/2010

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polar molecule
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covalent bond where electrons are shared unequally setting up a positive and negative side of the molecule
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cohesion
Definition
attraction of like (usually polar) substances to each other
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adhesion
Definition
attraction of unlike substances to each other
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surface tension
Definition
measure of how difficult it is to stretch or break the surface of a liquid
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kinetic energy
Definition
energy of motion
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heat
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measure of the total amount of kinetic energy due to the molecule motion of a substance
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temperature
Definition
average kinetic energy of all the molecules in a substance
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calorie (cal)
Definition
amount of heat energy it takes to raise the temperature of 1 g of water by 1 degree Celsius
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kilocalorie (kcal)
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amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water by 1 degree Celsius
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Joule (J)
Definition
unit of energy
1 J = 0.239 cal
1 cal = 4.184 J
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specific heat
Definition
amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a substance by 1 degree Celsius
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heat of vaporization
Definition
quantity of heat a liquid must absorb for 1 g of it to be converted form the liquid to the gaseous state (water = 580 cal)
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evaporative cooling
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as a liquid evaporates, the surface of the liquid that remains behind cools down
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solution
Definition
homogeneous mixture
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solvent
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dissolving agent
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solute
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substance being dissolved
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aqueous solution
Definition
solution in which water is the solvent
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hydrophilic
Definition
any substance that has an affinity for water (polar or ionic)
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hydrophobic
Definition
water hating (nonpolar substances)
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mole
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equal in weight to the molecular mass of a substance or to avogadro's number (6.02 x 10 23)
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molecular mass
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sum of the masses of all the atoms in a molecule
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molarity
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number of moles of solute per liter of solution
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hydrogen ion (H+)
Definition
ion that measures the acidity of a solution
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hydroxide ion (OH-)
Definition
ion that measures the alkalinity of a solution (basic)
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acid
Definition
substance that donates H+ ions in solution
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base
Definition
proton (H+ ion) acceptor; reduces the H+ ion concentration in solution
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pH scale
Definition
0-14 with 1-6.9 being acidic; 7 = neutral; 7.1-14 being basic
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buffers
Definition
substances that resist changes in pH
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acid precipitation
Definition
rain, snow, or fog with a pH less than 5.6
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