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Chapter 2 Section 3
Biology vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Polar | Describes a molecule in which the positive and negative charges are separated |
| Hydrogen Bond | The intermolecular force occurring when a hydrogen atom that is bonded to a highly electronegative atom of one molecule is attracted to two unshared electrons of another molecule |
| Cohesion | The force that holds molecules of a single material together *Holds it to itself!!!* |
| Adhesion | The attractive force between two bodies of different substances that are in contact with each other *Holds it to other things!!!* |
| Capillarity | The attraction between molecules that results in the rise of a liquid in small tubes |
| Solution | A homogeneous mixture throughout which two or more substances are uniformly dispersed |
| Solute | In a solution, the substance that dissolves |
| Solvent | In a solution, the substance in which something dissolves in |
| Concentration | The amount of a particular substance in a given quantity of a mixture, solution, or ore |
| Saturated Solution | A solution that cannot dissolve any more solute under the given condutions |
| Aqueous Solution | A solution in which water is the solvent |
| Hydroxide Ion | the OH- ion |
| Hydronium ion | An ion consisting of a proton combined with a molecule of water; H3O+ |
| Acid | Any compound that increases the number of hydronium ions when dissolved in water; (__)'s turn blue litmus paper red and react with opposite and some metals to form salts |
| Base | Any compound that increases the number of hydroxide ions when dissolved in water; (___)'s turn red litmus paper blue and react with opposite to form salts |
| pH Scale | Scale for comparing the relative concentrations of hydronium ions and hydroxide ions in a solution |
| Buffer | A solution made from a weak acid and its conjugate base that neutralizes small amounts of acids or bases added to it |