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What property of water takes place when water is being attracted to other water?
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Cohesion
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What property of water takes place when water is being attracted to other materials?
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Adhesion
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What property of water is the name we give to the cohesion of water molecules at the surface of a body of water.
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Surface Tension
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What property of water states that water has the ability to "climb" structures and is also limited by gravity?
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Capillary action
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Why is water polar? (Long answer)
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Water is "polar", meaning that there is an uneven distribution of electron density. Water has a partial negative charge near the oxygen atom due to the ;unshared pairs of electrons, and partial positive charges near the hydrogen atoms.
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What is a buffer and give an example of one in the human body.
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A buffer is a substance that helps maintain a constant pH value, water is a great buffer, and is used to keep your blood at a normal pH of 7.35-7.45
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How does hydrolysis occur?
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Hydrolysis is the process of adding water in order to break the bond between individual sugar rings.
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How does dehydration synthesis occur?
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An OH groups from one sugar and an H from another combine to form water. Water is then removed, linking the 2 sugars together.
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