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chapter 2 - 3
vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| describes a molecule with oppisite charges on oppisite ends | polar |
| intermolecular force occuring when a hydrogen atom that is bonded to a highly electronegitive atom of one molecule is attracted to two unshared electrons of another molecule | hydrogen bond |
| the force that holds molecules of a single material togther | cohesion |
| the attractive force between two bodies of different substances that are in contact with each other | adhesion |
| the attraction between molecules that results ina rise of liquad in small tubes | capillarity |
| homogeneneous mixture throughout which two or more substances are uniformaly dispersed | solution |
| in a solution the substance that dissolves in the solvent | solute |
| in a solution the substance that the solute dissolves in | solvent |
| the amount of a particular substance in a given quantity of a mixture, solution, or ore | concentration |
| solution thatthat cannot dissolve any more solute under the given conditions | saturated solution |
| solution in which water is the solvent | aqueous solution |
| the OH- ion | hydroxide ion |
| ion consisting of a proton combined with a molecule of water | hydronium ion |
| any compound that increases the number of hydronium ions when dissolved in water; acids turn blue litmus paper red and react with bases and some metals to form salts | acid |
| any compound that increases the number of hydroxide ions when disolved in water; bases turn red litmus paper blue and react with acids to form salts | base |
| range of values that are used to express the acidicly or alkalinity of a system; each number indicates a tenfold change | pH scale |
| solution made from a weak acid and its conjugate base that neutrulizes small amounts of acids or bases added to it | buffer |