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7241189972Polar Covalent Bondcovalent bond were shared electrons are pulled closer to the more electronegative electron0
7241189973Polar MoleculeMolecule where the overall charge is not equally shared1
7241189974Cohesionlinking together two like molecules2
7241189975adhesionclinging of one substance to another3
7241189976Surface Tensionmeasure of how difficult to stretch/break surface of liquid4
7241189977kinetic energyenergy of motion5
7241189978Heatform of energy6
7241189979tempertauremeasure of heat intensity representative average KE regardless of volume7
7241189980calorie (cal)amount of heat it take to raise 1g of water by 1 degree Celsius8
7241189981kilocalorie (kcal)1000 cal, quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1kg of water by 1 degree Celcuis9
7241189982joule (j)energy unit10
72411899831 J= ___ cal0.23911
72411899841 cal=___ J4.18412
7241189985specific heatamount of heat that must be absorbed or lost for 1g of that substance by 1 degree Celcuis13
7241189986vaporization (evaporation)liquid to gas14
7241189987Heat of Vaporizationquantity of heat a liquid must absorb for 1g of it to be converted from liquid to gas15
7241189988evaporative coolingprocess where an object becomes cooler during evaporation, result of molecules with higher KE changing from liquid to gas more quickly than others16
7241189989solutiona liquid that is completely homogeneous mixture of 2 or more substances17
7241189990solventdissolving agent of soln.18
7241189991solutesubstance that is being dissolved19
7241189992aqueous solutionone in which water is solvent20
7241189993hydrogen shellsphere of water molecules around each dissolved ion21
7241189994hydrophilicany substance that has a natural affinity for water22
7241189995colloidstable suspension of fine particles in liquid23
7241189996hydrophobicrepels water24
7241189997molecular masssum of masses of all atoms in molecule25
7241189998mole (mol)6.02*10^2326
7241189999molarity# of moles per solute per L of solution27
7241190000Hydrogen ion (H+)when a hydrogen atom in hydrogen bond shifts from one molecule to the other, it leaves its electron behind28
7241190001hydroxide ionwater molecule that lost a proton29
7241190002hydromuim ion (H3O+)protein binds to the other water molecule30
7241190003acidsubstance that raises the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution. 0-6 pH31
7241190004basesubstance that lowers the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution. 8-14 pH32
7241190005buffersubstance that minimizes the changes in concentrations of H+ and OH- in a solution33
7241190006ocean acidificationwhen CO2 reacts with water making it acidic34
7241190007acid precipitationrefers to rain, snow, or fog with a pH lower than 535

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