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Adhesion is when water molecules stick to other molecules
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Does different substances in water affect algae growth?
Yes
What is a solution when water is the solvent?
When chemical substances are dissolved in water, this is called an aqueous solution.
What are any substances that produces hydrogen ions in water called?
acids
Why is it important to living things that water is a good solvent?
Water is used as a solvent because it can dissolve other polar substances and many ionic substances. It is often called the universal solvent. However, water does not dissolve polar substances and some ionic substances.
Two or more particles of a different basic substance form a what?
Substances that are composed of two or more different elements are called compounds. For example, water is a compound because it is composed of hydrogen and oxygen
Matchsticks don't imbibe water why?
match sticks do not have hydrophilic substances in order 2 imbibe water.
What types of substances will dissolve in water?
Different types of powder
What Are substances which when dissolved in water will conduct an electrical current?
These substances are ionic compounds forming electrolytes by dissociation in water.
Substances that do not dissolve in water are called?
insoluble
What are substances that do not normally mix?
These substances are called immiscible; for example water and vegetable oil.
What is the name the property of water in which it sticks to other substances?
The attraction between water molecules and another substance is called adhesion. An example of this phenomenon is the absorption of water by a towel. Water molecules are also attracted to each other by cohesion. Adhesion and cohesion of water are both caused by the polarity of water molecules. Molecules are said to be polar if they have opposite electrical charges at different ends of the molecule. Nonpolar molecules have none or evenly distributed charges (oil is an example of a nonpolar substance). Since opposite charges attract, water is attracted to other polar (or ionic) substances.
What is the name for the property of water in which it sticks to other substances?
The attraction between water molecules and another substance is called adhesion. An example of this phenomenon is the absorption of water by a towel. Water molecules are also attracted to each other by cohesion. Adhesion and cohesion of water are both caused by the polarity of water molecules. Molecules are said to be polar if they have opposite electrical charges at different ends of the molecule. Nonpolar molecules have none or evenly distributed charges (oil is an example of a nonpolar substance). Since opposite charges attract, water is attracted to other polar (or ionic) substances.
What is it called when water molecules sticks together?
adhesion - when different molecules stick together (water to clothes) cohesion - when molecules of the same type stick together (water to water)
Why is soap used in washing?
Many different substances dissolve easily in water, but there are some which don't, particularly oily substances. Soap makes these substances dissolve in water.
The cytoplasm of a cell is a solution of many different substances in?
The cytoplasm is a jelly like substance found in cells. It is made of different substances and contains the cells organelles.
Mixture of water and nondissolved materials?
A mixture of water and undissolved substances is a heterogeneous mixture because it is comprised of different substances. A heterogeneous mixture with undissolved substances that eventually settle is called a suspension. If the substances are too small to settle it's called a colloid.
What is it called when a doctor sticks a tube up your rectum that will put water inside you?
It is called an enema.
