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Biology - Campbell, 8th edition, Chapter 3 Flashcards

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376087496Polar moleculeA molecule (such as water) with opposite charges on different ends on the molecule.0
376087497Cohesionthe binding together of like molecules, often by hydrogen bonds.1
376087498AdhesionThe attraction between different kinds of molecules.2
376087499Surface tensionA measure of how difficult it is to stretch or break the surface of a liquid. Water has a high surface tension because of the hydrogen bonding of surface molecule.3
376087500Kinetic energyThe energy associated with the relative motion of objects. Moving matter can perform work by imparting motion to other matter.4
376087501HeatThe total amount of kinetic energy due to the random motion of atoms or molecules in a body of matter; also called thermal energy. Heat is energy its most random form.5
376087502TemperatureA measure of the intensity of heat in degrees, reflecting the average kinetic energy of the molecules.6
376087503Celsius scaleA temperature scale equal to F - 32 that measures the freezing point of water at 0 C and the boiling point of water 100 C.7
376087504CalorieThe amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of 1g of water by 1 C; also the amount of heat energy that 1g of water releases when it cools by 1 C. The Calorie usually used to indicate the energy content of food, is a kilocalorie.8
376087505Kilocalorie (kcal)A thousand calorites; the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of 1kg of water by 1 C.9
376087506Joule (J)A unit of energy: 1 J = 0.249 cal; 1 cal = 4.184 J.10
376087507Heat of vaporizationThe quantity of heat a liquid must absorb for 1g of it to be converted from the liquid to the gaseous state.11
376087508Evaporative 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.12
376087509Specific heatThe amount of heat that must be absorbed or lost for 1g ofa substance to change its temperature by 1 C.13
376087510SolutionA liquid that is a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances.14
376087511SolventThe dissolving agent of a solution. Water is the most versatile solvent known.15
376087512SoluteA substance that is dissolved in a soltion.16
376087513Aqueous solutionA solution in which water is the solvent17
376087514Hydration shellThe sphere of water molecules around a dissolved ion.18
376087515HydrophilicHaving an affinity for water.19
376087516ColloidA mixture made up of a liquid and particles that (because of their large size) remain suspended rather than dissolved in that liquid.20
376087517HydrophobicHaving an aversion to water; tending to coalesce and form droplets in water.21
376087518Molecular massThe sum of the masses of all the atoms in a molecule; sometimes called molecular weight.22
376087519Mole (mol)The number of grames a substance that equals its molecular weiht in daltons and contains Avogadro's number of molecules.23
376087520Hydroxide ionA water water molecule that has lost a proton; OH-.24
376087521Hydrogen ionA single proton with a charge of 1+. The dissociation of water molecule (H2O) leads to the generation of a hydroxide ion (OH-) and a hydrogen ion (H+).25
376087522Hydronium ionA water molecule that has an extra proton bound to it; H3O+.26
376087523AcidA substance that increases the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution.27
376087524BaseA substance that reduces the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution.28
376087525BuffersA substance that consists of acid and base forms in a solution and that minimizes changes in pH when extraneous acids or bases are added to the solution.29
376087526Acid precipitationRain, snow, or fog that is more acidic than pH 5.2.30

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