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unit 1 topic 3 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adhesion | water clumping together in drops H20+Other |
| Cohesion | water sticking to other water molecules. (hydrogen bonds) H20+H20 |
| Polar molecule | A compound with one negatively charged side and one positive charged side. |
| Hydrogen bond | the side with the hydrogen atoms (positive charge) attracts the oxygen side (negative charge) of a different water molecule. |
| Surface tension | water that has a skin on its surface making molecules stick together |
| Capillary action | cohesion and adhesion working together to allow water to travel against gravity and move up a plant stem |
| Specific heat capacity | the amount of heat required to change the unit mass of a given substance by a unit amount |
| Expansion upon freezing | water decreasing in temperature and the molecules start moving away from each other |
| Universal solvent | water, is a universal solvent because it dissolves more substances than any other liquid |