Eastern Intermediate High School
Honors Biology
Name:_________________________
Date:___________ Mod:__________
Unit 2 – Inorganic Chemistry
Worksheet – Review of Water and Solutions
1.
Draw and label the structure of a polar water molecule:
2.
Define a Hydrogen Bond.
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3.
Define a solution.
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4.
Define a solute.
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5.
Define a solvent.
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6.
Match water and sugar with solute and solvent.
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7.
Ionic compounds dissolve best in water. Describe why this occurs:
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8.
Describe why water is the “universal solvent.”
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9.
Define and describe cohesion.
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10.
Define and describe an acid.
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11.
Define and describe a base.
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12.
The pH scale is a standard for the measurement of __________ ______________________.
13.
List the approximate pH values for the following:
dH2O: ______________________
pH of blood:______________________
pH of digestive gastric acids:_____________________
pH of bleach: :_____________________
14.
Compare and contrast a hydrogen bond vs. an ionic bond.
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