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Water

Water. The Universal Solvent. A water molecule is so small that there are billions of molecules in a single drop of water. About 60 million water molecules could be stretched side by side across a penny. There would be no life on Earth without water.

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  1. Water The Universal Solvent

  2. A water molecule is so small that there are billions of molecules in a single drop of water. About 60 million water molecules could be stretched side by side across a penny.

  3. There would be no life on Earth without water. • Water is the ONLY compound that commonly exists in all 3 phases (solid, liquid, gas) naturally on Earth.

  4. About 2/3 of the mass of a cell is made up of water, and most of the biochemical processes of life occur in aqueous solutions.

  5. SOLVENT-the substance that does the dissolving. (liquid) SOLUTE-the substance that is dissolved. (solid) A large number of substances will dissolve in water. Water isthe universal solvent.

  6. Therefore, the water inside and outside of cells is able to carry nutrients into and around cells and wastes away from cells.

  7. Water is a POLAR molecule Polarity - the attraction of positive and negative electrical (e-) charges OPPOSITES ATTRACT

  8. The Water Molecule The Hydrogen side is slightly positive; the Oxygen side is slightly negative.

  9. Individual water molecules attract each other like magnets. - + • In this way, water molecules “stick together”.

  10. Cohesion: the tendency of two SIMILAR substances to stick together. Ex. Water molecules stick to other water molecules.

  11. Adhesion: the tendency of two DIFFERENT substances to stick together Ex. Water molecules stick to glass.

  12. Capillary Action:the tendency of a liquid substance to move along the surface of a solid substance due to adhesion (as in water climbing a glass tube or inside a tree), even in spite of gravitational or other forces acting in the opposite direction

  13. Transpiration

  14. Hydrophilic- “water loving” can be dissolved in water, polar substances. • Ex: salt • Hydrophobic- “water hating” cannotbe dissolved in water, non-polar substances. • Ex. fat, oil, • So, how does soap work??? Like Dissolves Like

  15. Resistance to Temperature Change • High Specific Heat: water is able to absorb a large amount of heat energy before it changes temperature. • Specific heat: The amount of energy or heat needed to change 1 gram water 1°C

  16. Water is a liquid from 0 ºC to 100 ºC

  17. Evaporative Cooling: water absorbs heat when it evaporates, allowing organisms to release excess heat. • Heat of Vaporization: It takes a lot more heat for water to vaporize than just to raise its temperature a degree. • A function of changing states of matter • True of boiling and evaporation

  18. Large bodies of water can affect the climate. As a result of water’s high specific heat, lakes and oceans can stabilize air and land temperatures.

  19. Certain insects can walk on water because of its high surface tension. • Polarity gives water its high surface tension through cohesion. • Ex. Water strider High Surface Tension

  20. Solid expansionFor most substances, solids are more dense than liquids. But the special properties of water make itless dense as a solid- ice floats on water!

  21. When water freezes, the water molecules line up, and as they do, they move farther apart !

  22. The pH scale ranges from 0 to 14. • The pH of pure water is 7.

  23. A solution with a pH below 7 is acidic. • Substances added to water can lower or raise the pH. • A solution with a pH above 7 is basic.

  24. Organisms can tolerate only small changes in pH because every cell has a particular pH at which it functions best. • For example, changes in pH cause changes in the shapes of enzymes, resulting in a change in their activity.

  25. Public Health • In the past, streams and rivers were often used to dispose of human waste. • These were called open sewers.

  26. This led to disease and contamination of drinking water. • Advances in water treatment and sanitary sewers have helped to eliminate diseases from our waters.

  27. Humans can live without food for more than two months, but cannot live for more than a week without water. No =

  28. Clean, fresh water is essential for life. • We must protect our water sources from pollution!!!!

  29. Properties of Water Video • http://dirpy.com/studio/0eNSnj4ZfZ8?q=properties%20of%20water

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