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AP Biology Properties of Water Flashcards

A review of all of the Campbell 7th Edition terms for the new 2013 AP Biology Curriculum

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7668837850polarMolecule with partial charges. Mixes with water.0
7668837851nonpolarNo partial charges. Do not mix with water.1
7668837852electronegativityAttraction of an atom for electrons in a covalent bond.2
7668837853cohesionWater molecules sticking to each other.3
7668837854adhesionWater molecules sticking to other surfaces.4
7668837855soluteSomething dissolved in a solution.5
7668837856solventDissolving agent of a solution.6
7668837857capillary actionA process powered by adhesion that causes water molecules to move upward through a narrow tube such as the stem of a plant.7
7668837858Heat capacity/specific heatthe amount of thermal energy that must be absorbed or lost to change the temperature of a substance or object by 1oC8
7668837859surface tensionAn inward force that tends to minimize the surface area of a liquid; it causes the surface to behave as if it were a thin skin9
7668837860heat of vaporizationThe amount of energy required for the liquid at its boiling point to become a gas10
7668837861heat of fusionthe amount of energy required to change a substance from the solid phase to the liquid phase at its melting point11
7668837862hydrophobicinsoluble in water12
7668837863hydrophilichaving a tendency to mix with, dissolve in, or be wetted by water.13
7668837864covalent bondsBonds created by sharing electrons with other atoms.14
7668837865ionic bondsBonds between atoms that form by transferring electrons15
7668837866hydrogen bondsVery weak bonds; occurs when a hydrogen atom in one molecule is attracted to the electrostatic atom in another molecule16
7668837867polar covalent bondA covalent bond between atoms that differ in electronegativity. The shared electrons are pulled closer to the more electronegative atom, making it slightly negative and the other atom slightly positive.17
7668837868ionsCharged atoms18
7668837869acidA substance that increases the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution.19
7668837870baseA substance that decreases the hydrogen ion concentration in a solution.20
7668837871alkalinea basic substance; chemically, a substance that absorbs hydrogen ions or releases hydroxyl ions; in reference to natural water, a measure of the base content of the water.21
7668837872pH scalemeasurement system used to indicate the concentration of hydrogen ions (H+) in solution; ranges from 0 to 14. O is most acidic + and 14 is most basic + or alkaline.22
7668837873bufferA solution that minimizes changes in pH when extraneous acids or bases are added to the solution.23
7668837874transpirationThe process by which water is lost through a plant's leaves24
7668837875evaporative coolingThe process in which the surface of an object becomes cooler during evaporation, owing to a change of the molecules with the greatest kinetic energy from the liquid to the gaseous state.25
7668837876temperatureA measure of the average energy of motion of the particles of a substance.26
7668837877hydrogen ionsH+, acids27
7668837878hydroxide ionsOH-, bases28

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