Structure of Water and Hydrogen Bonding

These flashcards cover key concepts about the structure of water, hydrogen bonding, and the properties of water essential for understanding chemistry.

Matter is anything that takes up space and has ___ .

mass

A substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by ___ reactions is called an element.

chemical

The boiling point of water rises from 0 to 100 degrees Celsius when the ___ bond structures are broken.

hydrogen

A polar covalent bond occurs when electrons are ___ unequally between two atoms.

shared

The attraction between oppositely charged atoms is known as an ___ bond.

ionic

Hydrogen bonds are formed between a partially positive hydrogen atom and an ___ atom.

electronegative

Cohesion is the attraction of molecules for other molecules of the ___ kind.

same

Adhesion refers to the clinging of one molecule to a ___ molecule.

different

Water's ability to moderate temperature is primarily due to its ___ specific heat.

high

The process by which water molecules move up the xylem of a plant is due to ___ action.

capillary

Evaporative cooling helps prevent organisms from ___ in heat.

overheating

Liquid water is more ___ than solid ice due to hydrogen bonding.

dense

Water is often called the universal ___ because it can dissolve many substances.

solvent

“Like dissolves ___” means that polar solvents can dissolve polar solutes.

like