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2.2 Water
Properties of Water
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acid | compound that forms hydrogen ions (H+) in solution |
| adhesion | force of attraction between different kinds of molecules. |
| base | compound that produces hydroxide ions (OH-) in solution; solution with a pH of more than 7. |
| buffer | compound that prevents sharp |
| cohesion | attraction between molecules of the same substance. |
| hydrogen bond | weak attraction between a hydrogen atom and another atom. |
| mixture | material composed of two or more elements or compounds that re physically mixed together but not chemically combined. |
| pH scale | scale with values form 0 to 14 |
| solute | substance that is dissolved in a solution. |
| solution | type of mixture in which all the components are evenly distributed. |
| solvent | liquid that does the dissolving. |
| suspension | mixture of water and nondissolved material. |
| capillary action | water molecules "tow" each other to climb up a thin tube |
| polarity | the oxygen end is negative and the hydrogen end is positive |