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Bio 2.2
properties of water
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Biology
9th Grade
08/10/2009

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Term
hydrogen bonds
Definition
an attraction between a slightly postive hydrogen ion and a slightly negative ion such as oxygen or nitogen
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cohesion
Definition
the attraction between molecules of a substance.
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adhesion
Definition
the attraction of molecules of different substances.
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solution
Definition
a mixture of substances that is the same throughout - a homogeneous mixture.
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solvent
Definition
the substance that is the most and dissolves the other substance in a solution
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solute
Definition
the substance that is dissolved in a solution.
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acid
Definition
a compound that releases a positively charged hydrogen ion when it dissolves in water.
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base
Definition
compounds that remove a positively charged hydrogen ion from water
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ph
Definition
a scale that measures the positive hydrogen ion concentration in a solution with low numbers being acidic and higher numbers up to 14 being basic.
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