Found. Flashcard Properties of Water, Acids, Bases, & pH

Front

What process allows water to move through plants and change the color of flowers in dye?

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Capillary action

Front

What term describes water having a slightly positive charge on one end and a slightly negative charge on the other?

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Polar

Front

What is the pH level of a substance that is classified as a base?

Back

10 or above

Front

What is the pH level of a substance that is classified as an acid?

Back

Below 7

Front

What type of substance has a pH above 7?

Back

Base

Front

What is the term for the attraction between molecules of the same substance, such as water?

Back

Cohesion

Front

What is the term for the force that causes the surface of a liquid to behave like a stretched elastic membrane?

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Surface tension

Front

What is the pH level of a neutral substance?

Back

7

Front

What is the characteristic of acids in terms of pH?

Back

Acids have a pH less than 7.

Front

What is the characteristic of bases in terms of pH?

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Bases have a pH greater than 7.