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Chapter 15: Water and Aqueous Systems

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What are three unique characteristics of water?   high surface tension, low vapor pressure and high boiling point.  
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What is surface tension?   the inward force or pull that tends to minimize the surface area of a liquid  
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Any substance that interfers with the hydrogen bonding and water molecules and reduces surface tension is known as what?   surfacant  
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Water that contains dissolved substances is known as what?   aqueous solution  
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What is solvation?   the process by which the possitive and negative ions of an ionic solid become surrounded by solvent molecules.  
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What is a nonelectolyte?   a compound that does not conduct an electric current in either an aqueus solution or the molten state.  
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What is an anhydrous substance?   a substance that does not contain water.  
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A substance that is used to absorb moisture and create a dry atomosphere is known as what?   a desiccant  
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What do hygroscopics do?   remove moisture from the air.  
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What is a nonelectrolyte?   a compound that does not conduct an electric current in either a aqueous solution or the molar state.  
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What is a suspension?   a mixture from which particles settle out upon standing.  
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A heterogenous mixture containing particles that range in size from 1nm to 100nm is called what?   a colloid  
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A colloidal dispersion of a liquid in a liquid is known as what?   emulsion.  
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