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Properties of Water
Hydrogen Bonds
� Hydrogen bonds do not join atoms …
� Hydrogen bonds are attractions between compounds
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WATERHydrogen Bonds Give Water Unique
Properties (Part I)
� Heat Storage
� A large input of thermal energy is required to disrupt the organization of liquid water
� This minimizes temperature changes
� High Heat of Vaporization
� At high temperatures, hydrogen bonds do break
� Water is changed into vapor resulting in a cooling effect
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Heat Storage & High Heat of Vaporization
• Water’s heat storage ability keeps temp of coastal areas more stable!
���� Properties of Water
Heat Storage & High Heat of Vaporization
• These properties allow water to trap lots of heat and take it away by evaporative cooling, like when you sweat!
• Ahhhhh …
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Ice Formation
•At low temperatures, hydrogen bonds don’t break•Water forms a regular crystal structure that floats
���� Ice is less dense than water, so
ice floats!
• This is super important because it prevents bodies of water from freezing solid and killing all life on the surface and underneath!
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Hydrogen Bonds Give Water Unique
Properties (Part II)
� Cohesion
� Attraction of water molecules to
other water molecules
� Example: Surface tension
� Adhesion
• Attraction of water molecules to
other polar molecules
• Example: Capillary action
Water strider
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Surface Tension!
� Cohesion (water to water) makes the surface of water like a
“solid” film!
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Capillary Action!
� Cohesion and Adhesion Allows for
Transpiration
- The movement of water up a plant
(by “capillary action”) because of
pull from evaporation through the
leaves.
���� Water is a Great Solvent:Hydrophilic & Hydrophobic Substances
� Hydrophilic (“water-loving”) substances
� Polar
� Hydrogen bond with water
� Example: sugar
� Hydrophobic (“water-fearing”) substances
� Nonpolar
� Repelled by water
� Example: oil
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Solution
� Solute- solid particles that dissolve
� Solvent-what causes dissolving
� Solution- homogenous mixture made from solute
and solvent
� Concentrated: when there is more solute than solvent
� Diluted: when there is more solvent than solute
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Solute + Solvent = Solution����
The pH Scale� Measures H+ concentration of
fluid
� Change of 1 on scale means 10X change in H+ concentration
Highest H+ Lowest H+
0---------------------7-------------------14
Acidic Neutral Basic
� BUFFERS
- Buffers are substances that resist pH changes!
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Acids & Bases
� Acids
� These substances cause water
to release its H+
� Acidic solutions have pH < 7
� Bases
� These substances grab H+
from water, leaving behind
OH- ions
� Basic solutions have pH > 7
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