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WATER. Earth’s Biological Medium. Polarity. Slight charge on either end of the molecule due to the unequal electronegativities of hydrogen & oxygen This leads to many other properties…. Cohesion. http://www.ccs.k12.in.us/chsBS/kons/kons/chemical_and_physical_propertiesanswer.htm. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Earth’s Biological Earth’s Biological MediumMedium
PolarityPolarity
• Slight charge on either end of the molecule due to the unequal electronegativities of hydrogen & oxygen
• This leads to many other properties…
CohesionCohesion• Water molecules stick
together with Hydrogen bonds
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http://www.ccs.k12.in.us/chsBS/kons/kons/chemical_and_physical_propertiesanswer.htm
AdhesionAdhesion
• Water molecules stick (adhere) to other surfaces
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Surface TensionSurface Tension
• Measure of how difficult it is to stretch or break the surface of a liquid
• Very high for waterhttp://faculty.vassar.edu/suter/1websites/bejohns/mateselection/files/female.htm
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Specific HeatSpecific Heat• Amount of heat that must be absorbed or
lost for 1g of a substance to change by 1oC
• Water has high specific heat – it resists temperature change
• This keeps the earth within viable temperature limits.
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Evaporative CoolingEvaporative Cooling
• A higher heat of vaporization allows a surface to be cooled as water sits on its surface www.doggonesafe.com/dog%20communication.htm
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Density of IceDensity of Ice• Solid water is less dense than its
liquid because as hydrogen bonds freeze, they force molecules further apart
• In large bodies of water, a top layer of ice actually insulates the water below
• 4oC is when water is at its most dense
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Universal SolventUniversal Solvent• Water dissolves many materials creating
aqueous solutions (water is solvent, what’s being dissolved is solute)
• This property is the direct result of water’s polar structure– HydrophilicHydrophilic – substances attracted to water– HydrophobicHydrophobic – repel water (or not attracted)
Water & pHWater & pH
• In pure water, even if dissociation occurs, the concentration of H+ and OH- ions is equal
• When acids or bases are added to water, these concentrations change quickly
• pH is a measure of hydrogen ion concentration on a scale between 0-14
AcidsAcids• The more acidic, the lower the pH
• pH < 7
• Taste sour
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BasesBases• The more basic, the higher its pH value
• Taste bitter
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NeutralizationNeutralization• When bases and acids of
similar strength are combined, the pH of the solution will approach neutral (pH 7)
• Water is often a product of a neutralization reaction.
BuffersBuffers
• Substances that resist changes in pH
• Many of these in the body since even minor changes can be life threatening– EX: blood ph is 7.4