chapter 7 vocabu Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
acid-base | An acid-base reaction is a chemical reaction that occurs between an acid and a base |
alkaline | pH greater than 7. |
anaerobic | bacteria that does not need air to live |
anions | negatively charged ion |
beers law | tates that the absorbance is directly proportional to the concentration of a solution. |
buffer | neutralizes |
cations | an ion that is positive |
colorimetric test | Pertaining to measurement of concentration of a solution based on its absorption or transmission of light, or on the intensity of color in a liquid. |
conductance | The degree to which an object conducts electricity |
effluent | water mixed with waste water |
grams per liter | a unit of measurement that shows how many grams of a substance are in a liter |
heat capacity | is the capacity of a body to store heat. |
heavy metals | to describe metals with high relative atomic mass |
hydroponics | The process of growing plants in sand, gravel, or liquid, with added nutrients but without soi |
ions | An atom or molecule with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons |
logarithmic | a scale of measurement using the logarithm of a physical quantity instead of the quantity itself |
parts per billion | denotes one part per 1,000,000,000 parts, |
parts per million | enotes one part per 1,000,000 parts |
parts per thousand | denotes one part per 1,000,000,000,000 parts |
salinity | how much salt in water |
solubility | The amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given amount of a solvent |
titrimetric | Of, pertaining to, or measured using titration |
turbidity | loudiness or haziness of a fluid caused by individual particles (suspended solids) that are generally invisible to the naked eye, similar to smoke in air. |
wastewater | Water that has been previously used by a municipality, industry, or agriculture and has suffered a loss of quality as a result of use |
water hardness | water that has high mineral content |
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