7-5 Water and Aqueous Systems

molecules at the surface of water experience attraction…

from below

polar, semipolar, and nonpolar: list in order of flattest water drop to roundest water drop

polar, semipolar, nonpolar

more surfactants = …..

flatter water drops

why do surfactants make water drops flatter?

water molecules are attracted to surfactant, reducing surface tension

what determines polarity?

VSEPR

mercury has stronger ____, while water has stronger ____

surface tension, capillary action

liquid is _____, while aqueous solutions ______

pure, not pure

below ___ celsius, water density decreases

4

why is ice less dense than water?

linked hexagon patterns emerge

what is the dissolving medium called?

solvent

what is the thing being dissolved called?

solute

what is solvation?

ion capture by the solvent

what kind of compounds do not dissolve in water?

nonpolar compounds

what is efflorescence?

loss of water by a hydrate

what is a desiccator?

chamber for maintaining dry environment

are acids covalently or ionically bonded?

covalently bonded