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Water Vocabulary
Organic, Inorganic, water
Term | Definition |
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Organic | contains the element carbon |
Inorganic | contains metal ions |
polarity | unequal distribution of charges |
hydrogen bonds | holds two water molecules together |
cohesion | water sticks to water |
adhesion | water sticks to a different substance |
universal solvent | water is able to dissolve most ionic and polar substances |
capillary action | water moves against gravity up a small vessel |
surface tension | result of cohesion causes a film on top of the water |
density | the ice form of water is less dense than the liquid form |
absorption of Heat | water has a high specific heat and a high vaporization |
water molecule | made of 1 oxygen atom and 2 hydrogen atoms |