earth’s biological medium
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WATER. Earth’s Biological Medium. Polarity. Slight charge on either end of the molecule due to the unequal electronegativities of hydrogen & oxygen This leads to many other properties…. Cohesion. http://www.ccs.k12.in.us/chsBS/kons/kons/chemical_and_physical_propertiesanswer.htm. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Earth’s Biological Earth’s Biological MediumMedium
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PolarityPolarity
• Slight charge on either end of the molecule due to the unequal electronegativities of hydrogen & oxygen
• This leads to many other properties…
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CohesionCohesion• Water molecules stick
together with Hydrogen bonds
http://www.arroyoseco.org/conservation.htmwww.biology.arizona.edu
http://www.ccs.k12.in.us/chsBS/kons/kons/chemical_and_physical_propertiesanswer.htm
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AdhesionAdhesion
• Water molecules stick (adhere) to other surfaces
en.wikivisual.com www.ccs.k12.in.us
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Surface TensionSurface Tension
• Measure of how difficult it is to stretch or break the surface of a liquid
• Very high for waterhttp://faculty.vassar.edu/suter/1websites/bejohns/mateselection/files/female.htm
news.bbc.co.uk/.../photo_galleries/4670308.stm
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www.ext.vt.edu
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Specific HeatSpecific Heat• Amount of heat that must be absorbed or
lost for 1g of a substance to change by 1oC
• Water has high specific heat – it resists temperature change
• This keeps the earth within viable temperature limits.
www.michigan.org
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Evaporative CoolingEvaporative Cooling
• A higher heat of vaporization allows a surface to be cooled as water sits on its surface www.doggonesafe.com/dog%20communication.htm
AP Photo/Darin Cummings
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Density of IceDensity of Ice• Solid water is less dense than its
liquid because as hydrogen bonds freeze, they force molecules further apart
• In large bodies of water, a top layer of ice actually insulates the water below
• 4oC is when water is at its most dense
www.astrobiology.com/lter/album01/179.html
http://www.astrobiology.com/lter/album01/209.html
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Universal SolventUniversal Solvent• Water dissolves many materials creating
aqueous solutions (water is solvent, what’s being dissolved is solute)
• This property is the direct result of water’s polar structure– HydrophilicHydrophilic – substances attracted to water– HydrophobicHydrophobic – repel water (or not attracted)
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Water & pHWater & pH
• In pure water, even if dissociation occurs, the concentration of H+ and OH- ions is equal
• When acids or bases are added to water, these concentrations change quickly
• pH is a measure of hydrogen ion concentration on a scale between 0-14
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AcidsAcids• The more acidic, the lower the pH
• pH < 7
• Taste sour
www.elmhurst.edu
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BasesBases• The more basic, the higher its pH value
• Taste bitter
www.chemistryland.comcommunity.tvguide.com
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NeutralizationNeutralization• When bases and acids of
similar strength are combined, the pH of the solution will approach neutral (pH 7)
• Water is often a product of a neutralization reaction.
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BuffersBuffers
• Substances that resist changes in pH
• Many of these in the body since even minor changes can be life threatening– EX: blood ph is 7.4