Water Vocab

Scale with values from 0 to 14, used to measure the concentration of H+ ions in a solution; a pH of 0 to 7 is acidic, a pH of 7 is neutral, and a pH of 7 to 14 is basic

• Polarity
• ph Scale
• Adhesion
• Cohesion

Mixture that is consistent throughout; also called a homogeneous mixture

• Polarity
• Solution
• Solute
• Cohesion

Attraction between molecules of different substances

• Adhesion
• Hydrogen Bond
• Solution
• Cohesion

A negatively charged ion made of oxygen and hydrogen (OH-)

• Hydrogen Ion
• Hydroxide Ion
• Hydrogen Bond
• Concentration

Attraction between a slightly positive hydrogen atom and a slightly negative atom

• Adhesion
• Hydrogen Bond
• Hydroxide Ion
• Hydrogen Ion

Substance in which solutes dissolve and that is present in greatest concentration in a solution

• Solvent
• Solution
• Polarity
• Solute

Tendency of water to rise in a thin tube due to adhesion and cohesion

• Hydrogen Bond
• Capillary Action
• Concentration
• Hydroxide Ion

Molecules having uneven distribution of charges

• Adhesion
• Cohesion
• Polarity
• Solution

Attraction between molecules of the same substance

• Adhesion
• Solution
• Hydrogen Bond
• Cohesion

H2O

• Surface Tension
• Capillary Action
• Concentration
• Chemical Formula of Water