Water Properties Flashcard KD

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Water's ability to stick to other things is called.....

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Adhesion

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The water strider (bug) is able to stand on the surface of water because water has.... El strider de agua (error) puede permanecer en la superficie del agua porque el agua tiene.....

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high surface tension/ alta tensión superficial

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Which statement is NOT true about water's specific heat?

• High Specific Heat is the amount of heat needed to raise 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celcius.
• High Specific Heat causes water to resist sudden temperature changes.
• High Specific Heat allows bodies of water to remain cool during hot outdoor temperatures.
• High Specific Heat causes a thin layer of ice to form on lakes during the winter.

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High Specific Heat causes a thin layer of ice to form on lakes during the winter.

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Water is polar because _____________________. El agua es polar porque _____________________.

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it has a slight negative charge and a slight positive charge. tiene una ligera carga negativa y una ligera carga positiva.

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The key factor to many of water's properties are the ______________. El factor clave para muchas de las propiedades del agua son las ______________.

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hydrogen bonds/ enlaces de hidrógeno

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A substance's acidity can be measured by a ________________.

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pH scale

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True or False: An acid is a substance that increases the concentration of hydroxide ion (-OH) but decreases the concentration of hydrogen ion (-H).

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False

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All of the following are characteristics of bases except, ________________. Todas las siguientes son características de las bases excepto, ________________. bases are slippery/ las bases son resbaladizas, bases have high pH/ las bases tienen pH alto, bases neutralize other bases/ las bases neutralizan otras bases, bases are also known as alkalines/ las bases también se conocen como alcalinas

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bases neutralize other bases/ las bases neutralizan otras bases

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The pH of hand soap is __________________. El pH del jabón de manos es __________________. Options: 3, 7, 10, 14

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10

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Water is a universal solvent because ___________________. El agua es un solvente universal porque ___________________.

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it can dissolve other polar substances. Puede disolver otras sustancias polares.