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Class: BIOL - Biology 1 - Introduction; Subject: Biology / Biological Sciences; University: Washington & Jefferson College; Term: Forever 1989;
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that the two ends of the molecule have opposite charges TERM 2
DEFINITION 2 the bonding together of like molecules, likely by hydrogen bond TERM 3
DEFINITION 3 the clinging of one substance to another. Adhesion of water to cell walls by hydrogen bonding helps counter the downward pull of gravity TERM 4
DEFINITION 4 Surface tension is a property of the surface of a liquid that allows it to resist an external force. A measure of how difficult it is to stretch or break the surface of a liquid TERM 5
DEFINITION 5 The kinetic energy of an object is the energy which it possesses due to its motion. Energy of motion
measure of the matter's total kinetic energy due to its motion of it molecules TERM 7
DEFINITION 7 is a measure pf heat intensity that represents the average kinetic energy of the molecules, regardless of volume. TERM 8
DEFINITION 8 amount of heat it takes to raise the temperature of 1g of water by 1 C TERM 9
DEFINITION 9 the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree C TERM 10
DEFINITION 10 one joule equals 0.239 cal named after James Prescott Joule
The thing being dissolved TERM 17
DEFINITION 17 An aqueous solution is a solution in which the solvent is water. TERM 18
DEFINITION 18 the sphere of water molecules around each dissolved ion TERM 19
DEFINITION 19 A hydrophile, from the Greek (hydros) "water" and (philia) "love," is a molecule or other molecular entity that is attracted to, and tends to be dissolved by, water. TERM 20
DEFINITION 20 In chemistry, hydrophobicity (from the combining form of water in Attic Greek hydro- and for fear phobos) is the physical property of a molecule (known as a hydrophobe) that is repelled from a mass of water.
A colloid is a substance microscopically dispersed evenly throughout another one. A stable suspension of fine particles in a liquid TERM 22
DEFINITION 22 the sum of all the masses in that molecule TERM 23
DEFINITION 23 Avagadro's Number. Represents 6.02 X 10^ TERM 24
DEFINITION 24 the number of moles of solute per liter of solution TERM 25
DEFINITION 25 a single proton with a charge of +