Water
By the end of this section, you will be able to: Describe the properties of water that are critical to maintaining life Explain why water is an excellent solvent Provide examples of water’s cohesive and adhesive properties Discuss the role of acids, bases, and buffers in homeostasis
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ftconnexions:oai:cnx.org:m44392 2023-05-15T15:52:32+02:00 Water OpenStax College 2014-02-20T18:51:32Z http://cnx.org/content/m44392/1.9 en eng http://cnx.org/content/m44392/1.9 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ CC-BY water temperature surface tension sphere of hydration specific heat capacity solvent solid polarity pH scale pH paper non-neutral pH neutral pH litmus paper liquid ice hydrophobic hydrophilic hydrogen bond heat of vaporization of water gas float evaporation dissociation cohesion carbonic acid-bicarbonate buffer system capillary action calorie buffer boiling point base adhesion acid 2014 ftconnexions 2014-02-23T00:29:11Z By the end of this section, you will be able to: Describe the properties of water that are critical to maintaining life Explain why water is an excellent solvent Provide examples of water’s cohesive and adhesive properties Discuss the role of acids, bases, and buffers in homeostasis Other/Unknown Material Carbonic acid Connexions (Educational Material) |
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water temperature surface tension sphere of hydration specific heat capacity solvent solid polarity pH scale pH paper non-neutral pH neutral pH litmus paper liquid ice hydrophobic hydrophilic hydrogen bond heat of vaporization of water gas float evaporation dissociation cohesion carbonic acid-bicarbonate buffer system capillary action calorie buffer boiling point base adhesion acid |
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By the end of this section, you will be able to: Describe the properties of water that are critical to maintaining life Explain why water is an excellent solvent Provide examples of water’s cohesive and adhesive properties Discuss the role of acids, bases, and buffers in homeostasis |
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