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Mod.4
The Wonder of Water
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Electrolysis | the use of electricity to break down a molecule into smaller units. |
| Experimental Error | error that may occur during an experiment due to variables other than those being tested. |
| peer review | examination of ones work by others knowledge in the field. |
| Chemical bond | a link between two atoms resulting from either the sharing of electrons or the transfer of electrons. |
| polar molecule | a molecule that has slight positive and negative charges due to unequal sharing if electrons |
| Solvent | a substance that is capable of dissolving other substances. |
| solute | a substance that is dissolved in a solvent. |
| Solution | one substance dissolved in another. |
| non-polar | a molecule in which electrons are almost equally shared between atoms(so that there is no distribution of charge) |
| Hydrogen bonding | a weak bond between a hydrogen atom in one molecule and another atom(such as N,F,O)in another molecules. |
| Cohesion | the phenomenon that occurs when individual molecules are so strongly attracted to each other that they tend to stay together even when exposed to tension. |
| Surface tension | the effect of cohesion at the surface of a liquid. |
| xylem | tubes through which water travels in a plant. |
| Hard water | water that has certain dissolved ions in it. |