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What is adhesion and give an example of an adhesive substance. |
The attraction between one substance and another substance (glue)
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What is cohesion and give an example of an cohesive substance. |
The attraction between one substance and itself (water)
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Why is water so cohesive? |
Hydrogen bonds between water molecules |
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What is heat capacity? |
The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1g of a substance by 1 degree Celsius
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What is a calorie? |
The heat capacity of water |
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Give two reasons why water in an effective coolant for the human body |
High heat capacity, Effective coolant
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Why is water important to chemical reactions? |
Ionization of acids, salts and itself important in the transport of molecules for reactions (universal solvent) involved in hydrolysis and condensation |
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What molecules do carbon molecules bond with? |
other carbon atoms, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur
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What is the functional group in a carbon chain? |
Groups of atoms attach to carbon backbone, Determine the properties of organic molecules |
