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Seawater Chemistry
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Undergraduate 2
09/26/2016

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Term
Define an atom
Definition
the fundamental unit of matter.
Term
What is the simpliest atom?
Definition
Hydrogen
Term
How many Protons, neutrons, electrons, does a Hydrogen atom have?
Definition
1 proton
no neutrons
1 electron
Term
Which are bigger in mass? Protons, neutrons, or electrons?
Definition
Protons and Neutrons are about the same mass.

Electrons have insignificant mass.
Term
What's the net charge of Hydrogen?
Definition
0 1 electron, 1 proton cancel each other out.
Term
How many times heavier is helium heavier than hydrogen?
Definition
Because Helium has two protons and two electrons, it's about 4 times heavier than Hydrogen that only has 1 proton.
Term
What's the most important thing in each atom?
Definition
the number of PROTONS.
Term
Can the number of neutrons and electrons in an element change?
Definition
Yes, but protons remain the same so the element remains the same.
Term
What are molecules?
Definition
the smallest unit of a substance made up of two or more atoms bound to each other.
Term
how are molecules formed?
Definition
through ionic or covalent bonds.
Term
when are atoms in their most stable condition?
Definition
when the outermost orbital shell has all the electrons it can handle.
Term
What is an ion?
Definition
Charged atoms
Term
What are covalent bonds?
Definition
atoms share electrons on their outermost shells/orbits.
This creates a physically more stable condition.

No electrons are gained or lost.
Term
What are ionic bonds?
Definition
Positive and negative atoms attract and bond together. Example is NaCl salt.
Term
How many covalent bonds can Hydrogen form?
Definition
One
Term
How many covalent bonds can Oxygen form?
Definition
2
Term
What does electronegative mean? What element is eletronegative?
Definition
Drawn to electrons - Oxygen is electronegative
Term
What happens to water molecule because Oxygen is electronegative?
Definition
Oxygen is slightly negative
Hydrogren is slightly positive.

This is called a POLAR MOLECULE.
Term
What keeps water together?
Definition
Hydrogen bonds.
Term
What are hydrogen bonds?
Definition
The weak bond between DIFFERENT water molecules
Term
What is the freezing point of water? Boiling point?

Whats the freezing/boiling without hydrogen bonds?
Definition
0 freezing, 100 boiling.

-100 freezing, -80 boiling
Term
What bond allows water to remain liquid on Earth?
Definition
Hydrogen bonds
Term
How does water's temperature change?
Definition
through A LOT of energy.
Term
Specific Heat
Definition
Amount of heat that needs to be expended or absorbed to
change the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree
Celsius.
Term
High Heat of Vaporization
Definition
Amount of energy required to change 1g of liquid into gas
Term
What is cohesion?
Definition
a certain "stickiness" on top of the water's surface that creates surface tension that resists the water to break.

this allows organisms to walk on water and for it to be transported.
Term
What makes water a good solvent?
Definition
Hydrogen bonds
Term
What speeds up a dissolving process?
Definition
Heat and mixing speeds up water molecules to dissolve faster
Term
what's the difference between salt and fresh water?
Definition
Salt, its about 35 grams of salt per liter (a fistful of salt)
Term
Whats the salinty of water?
Definition
35 parts per thousand
Term
What salts exist in seawater?
Definition
Chloride
Sodium
Sulfate
Magnesium
Calcium
Potassium
Bicarbonate
Term
Which two elements make up about 85% of the salt in seawater?
Definition
Sodium
Chloride
Term
What are the sources of the salts in seawater?
Definition
1.Physical and chemical breakdown of rocks - wind and rain break down rocks and wash down materials
2. Hydrothermal vents and volcanoes - volcanoes dump stuff in atmosphere and that gets rained down into the ocean
Term
What organic compounds make up more than 99% of the salt in Sea water?
Definition
sulfate
calcium
magnesium
potassium
bicarbonate
Term
what results in water runoffs from land? Give examples?
Definition
Positive ions like Sodium, Potassium, Magnesium
Term
What are hydrothermal vents and volcanoes good sources of?
Definition
negative ions
Term
What is the rule of constant proportions?
Definition
Although total salts in seawater may vary, the relative ratio of different salts remains constant.
Term
What does the density of water depend on?
Definition
Salt content AND temperature
More salt = More dense
less salt = less dense
Term
What is the thermocline?
Definition
Zone of rapid temperature change
Term
Seawater temperature changes as a function of what?
Definition
DEPTH
Term
What is the dense form of water when it comes to temperature?
Definition
in Pure water it's 4 degrees celcius
In Saltwater it's a little less than 3.5 degrees celcius
Term
Draw me the water profile as a temperature of depth for tropic, temperate, and polar decline and show where the thermocline is for each one.
Definition
Term
How does the thermocline vary between the polar, tropics, and temperate regions?
Definition
Polar has no thermocine
Tropic thermocline is permanent
the deeper water in Temperate is permanent while the shallow water is variable as a function of seaons
Term
What is the zone of rapid salinity change called?
Definition
Halocline
Term
What is the zone of rapid density changed called?
Definition
Pycnocline
Term
How does the pressure increase as we go deeper into the ocean?
Definition
There is an increase of one atmospheric
unit of pressure for every 10 meter
increase in depth.


On the surface water, it's 1 atm. At 10m its 2 atm.
Term
The part of the ocean where light penetrates is referred to as the what?
Definition
photic zone
Term
The part of the ocean where there is no light penetrating through is reffered to what?
Definition
the aphototic zone
Term
Where does most of photosynthesis occur in the ocean?
Definition
typically 100 meters or less, depending on the clarity of the water.
Term
What happens when light goes through water?
Definition
A change in QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF LIGHT.

Deeper you go means there's less light because it's being scattered and absorbed.

As you go deeper, different wavelengths travel different depths (red doesn't go deep)
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