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Final Vocab
studying for the final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Related to or derived from living organisms; contains carbon | organic |
| an expression of the acid-base relationship designated as the logarithm of the reaciprocal of the hydrogen-ion activity | pH |
| concentration of sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, bicarbonate,carbonate,sulfate, and halides in water | salinity |
| compounds resulting from an acid and a base | salts |
| in solutions, the maximum amount of a substance that can be dissolved in a liquid without it being precipitated or released into the air. | solubility |
| presence of suspended or colliodial matter or planktonic organisms that reduces light penetration of water | turbidity |
| the cultvation of land plants without soil, in a water solution. | hydroponics |
| analyses using a solution of known strength, the titrant, which is added to a known or specific volume of sample in the presence of an indicator. | titrimetric |
| stress caused by rapid temperature change or stress caused by extreme high or low temperature | thermal stress |
| application of lime to raise soil pH and water hardness to an acceptable level. | liming |
| the degree to which a substance can be dissolved in a liquid | saturation |
| electrically charged atoms,radicals, or molecules | ions |
| the reagent or standard solution used in titration | titrant |
| measure of the total concentration of primarily calcium and magnesium | water harness |
| area where the solids settle to the bottom and the top water is released into the environment or stream | settling pond |
| characteristics of water making it resistant to temperature changes | temperature |
| any substances in a solution that tends to resist pH change by neutralizing any added acid or alkali | acid |
| the mixing of the water and air by wind action or by air forcd through water; process by which oxygen is added to water. | aerating |
| the union of sperm and egg; addition of nutrients to a pond to stimulate natural food production. | fertilization |
| water discharge from a rearing facility treatment plant or industry | effulent |
| the amount of elemental oxygen in a solution under existing atmospheric pressure by which oxygen | dissolved oxygen |
| the ability of a substance to allow the passage of electrical current. | conductance |
| the light passing through a colored liquid decreases as the concentration of the substance dissolved in the liquid increases | Beer's Law |
| basic, pH greater than 7 | alkaline |
| determining the quanity of a substance by the measurement of the intensity of light transmitted by a solution of the substance | Spectrophotometry |
| positive ions | cations |
| pH less than 7 | acid |
| metals such as cadmium, colbalt, chromium, copper,lead, mangese, mercury, nickel, zinc, or iron | heavy metals |
| referring to a process or organism not requiring oxygen | anaerobic |
| negative ions | anions |
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