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Warm up. Convert the following: 24.3 ml to kl 23Mg to cg. Water the Magic Molecule of Life. The Polarity of Water Molecules. The Unequal sharing of Electrons in a covalent molecule results in a polar molecule. Cohesion.
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Warm up • Convert the following: • 24.3 ml to kl • 23Mg to cg
The Polarity of Water Molecules • The Unequal sharing of Electrons in a covalent molecule results in a polar molecule
Cohesion • This is the attraction of molecules of water to each other due to hydrogen bonding • In plants it helps them pull the water molecules up against gravity
Water Has a High Specific Heat • Specific heat- The amount of heat it takes to change the temperature of 1 g of a substance 1°C • Calorie- the amount of heat necessary to raise 1g of water 1°C • Hydrogen bonding dampens the effect of heating thus causing the high specific heat
Ice vs Water Ice is less dense thus it is floating an insulating the water below
Solvent of Life • Aqueous solutions have water as the solvent • Hydration shell is the hydrogen side surrounding anions and oxygen side surrounding cations in solution • Non-ionic compounds can also dissolve if they have polar regions or ionic bonds on their surface