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Properties of Water
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Undergraduate 2
09/24/2012

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Two theories on the sources of water
Definition
outgassing, ice comets
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outgassing
Definition
condensation of rain
Water vapor released by outgassing
Condensed as rain (20 million years)
Accumulated in ocean basin
About 4 million years ago
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ice comets
Definition
striking earth, earth so hot ice would melt
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planet water proportions
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• 70.8% of earth is covered by water
97% in SW of oceans and seas
2% FW Lakes/Rivers
1% snow/ice glaciers
0.00057% atmospheric water
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ion
Definition
an atom or molecule where the total # of e is not equal to the total # of p, giving it a net + or – electrical charge
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ionic bonds
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electrons are gained or lost
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covalent
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electrons are shared
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hydrogen
Definition
intermolecular bond of H with an electronegative atom
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water molecule
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polar/dipole: + on one end – on other
105 degree angle
universal solvent
hydrogen bonds between hydrogen and oxygen molecules
stronger covalent bonds within molecule
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cohesion
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when water molecules stick to each other (makes beading)
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adhesion
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h bonds that is responsible for water molecules to stick/adhere to solids
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color of water
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bonding of hydrogen give water/ice pale blue color, vibration of molecules absorbs a small amount of red light, leaving more blue for us to see
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salinity
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Total amount of solid (inorganic) material dissolved in water
Ratio of the mass of dissolved substances to the add of the water sample
Does not include fine particles in suspension
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Particulate
Definition
+.2 micron (used to be .7)
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Dissolved
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- .2 micron (used to be .7)
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Principle of Constant Proportion
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the major dissolved constituents responsible for the salinity of seawater occur nearly everywhere in the ocean in exact same proportions, regardless of salinity
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Salinity equation
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1.80655 multiplied by chlorinity
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How material moves to ocean
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Rain dissolves rocks
Dissolved compounds (ions) accumulate in ocean basins
Estuary: where fresh water meets ocean
Ocean salinity based on balance between input and output of ions
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to change water from liquid, solid, or gas you have to...
Definition
add or remove heat
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heat
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energy produced by random vibration of atoms and molecules, how many/how rapidly
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temperature
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records how rapidly they are vibrating (input/removal of heat)
Water boils: 212 F, 100 C
Water freezes: 32 F 0F
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sources of heat
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friction, chemical reactions, radioactive, burning
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calorie
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the amount of heat (energy) required to raise temperature of one gram of water by 1 degree Celsius
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heat capacity
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the amount of hear required to raise the temperature of a substance by 1 degree centigrade
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high heat capacity
Definition
the substance can absorb or lose large quantities of heat with only a small change in temperature
example: water
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