Properties of Water, pH, vocabulary

Front

What is the pH range for acidic substances?

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1-6

Front

True or False: Cohesion and adhesion of water molecules help water move up against gravity in trees and plants.

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True

Front

What is the term for the property of water that describes its tendency to form hydrogen bonds with substances other than itself?

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Adhesion

Front

What do we call water molecules that have a positive and negative end due to the arrangement of electrons?

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Polar, Polarity

Front

What is the property of water that describes the tendency for water molecules to stick to each other?

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Cohesion

Front

What is the pH of neutral substances?

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7

Front

What is the term for substances that do not mix well with water?

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Hydrophobic

Front

What is the term for substances that mix well with water?

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Hydrophilic

Front

What is capillary action?

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The ability of water to flow in narrow spaces against gravity, due to cohesion and adhesion.

Front

What happens to the pH of a solution when an acid is added?

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The pH decreases.