Properties of H2O
Definitions
Acid or Base?
pH
Metabolism
100

Known as the universal solvent

Water

100

The substance that dissolves another substance

Solvent

100

Dissociates into H+ ions

Acid

100

When dipped in an acidic solution, this colour litmus paper will turn red

Blue Litmus Paper

100

A healthy and relatively constant internal environment

Homeostasis

200

This type of bond involves the sharing of electrons between atoms

Covalent Bond

200

The substance that is dissolved

Solute

200

Dissociates into OH- ions

Bases

200

When dipped in a neutral solution (pH 7), the solution will have the following impact on both red and blue litmus paper

No Change

200

The combining of molecules during chemical processes in order to build the materials of living tissue

Anabolism
300

A substance through which something is transmitted or carried

Medium

300

A change from a solid phase directly to a gas phase

Sublimation

300

Sour tasting

Acid

300

When the number of moles of a solute is divided by the volume of the solution in liters

Molarity
300
The breaking down of complex molecules into simpler ones during a chemical reaction
Catabolism
400

A molecule with a clear division of opposite electrical charges

Polar molecule

400
A homogeneous mixture that is not a true solution

Colloidal Dispersion

400

Bitter tasting

Base

400

The measure of the mount of a substance in a given unit of volume

Concentration

400

The rate at which the chemical processes of metabolism take place

Metabolic Rate

500

Water (H2O) can put out fires, but oxygen (O2) fuels the flame...

Hydrogen bonding

500

The process by which an atom or a molecule acquires a negative or positive charge by gaining or losing electrons

Ionization

500

Reacts with carbonates to form CO2 gas

Acids

500

A substance that that will help maintain the balance of hydrogen and hydroxide ions in a solution

Buffer
500

The energy used by the body at rest to maintain automatic, life-supporting processes

Basal Metabolic Rate