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Unit 1 topic 3
Kouture Boreland
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cohesion | This means that water molecules stick to each other. |
| Adhesion | This means that water molecules stick to other materials. |
| Polar molecule | A compound with one negatively charged side and one positively charged side. |
| Hydrogen bond | A hydrogen bond is when the side with the hydrogen atoms (positive charge) attracts the oxygen side (negative charge) of a different water molecule. |
| Surface tension | When water has a thin “skin” on its surface due to the water molecules sticking together. |
| Capillary action | When cohesion and adhesion work together to allow water to travel against gravity and move up a plant stem. |
| Specific heat capacity | Specific heat is the amount of heat required to change the temperature of a unit mass of a given substance by a unit amount (usually a degree). |
| Expansion upon freezing | As water decreases in temperature, the molecules move away from each other. This changes an increase in volume, which leads to its expansion upon freezing. |
| Universal solvent | Water is called a universal solvent because it dissolves more substances than any other liquid. |