Covalent Bonding Polar Covalent Bond

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Properties of Water

Covalent bonding

Polar covalent bond – unequal sharing of


electrons

A great example of a molecule with polar


covalent bonds is water. Why is water
considered polar?

What is a partial positive and partial


negative charge?
Properties of Water

Covalent bonding vs. Hydrogen bonding

Hydrogen Bond

Covalent Bond
Properties of Water

Universal Solvent

Water is the solvent of Life!


Solute – substance dissolved in a
solvent to form a solution
Solvent – fluid that dissolves solutes
Example: Ice Tea – water is the
solvent and tea and sugar the solutes
Properties of Water

Cohesion, Adhesion and Surface Tension

cohesion = water attracted to other water


molecules because of polar properties

adhesion = water attracted to other materials

surface tension = water is pulled together creating


the smallest surface area possible
Properties of Water

Capillary Action
Because water has both
adhesive and cohesive
properties, capillary action is
present.
Capillary Action = water’s adhesive property is the cause
of capillary action. Water is attracted to some other
material and then through cohesion, other water
molecules move too as a result of the original adhesion.
Ex: Think water in a straw
Ex: Water moves through trees this way
Properties of Water
In order to raise the temperature of
High Heat Capacity
water, the average molecular speed
has to increase.

It takes much more energy to raise


the temperature of water compared to
other solvents because hydrogen
bonds hold the water molecules
together!

Water has a high heat capacity.

“The specific heat is the amount of


heat per unit mass required to raise
the temperature by one degree
Celsius.”
Properties of Water

Density
Water is less dense as a solid! This is because the
hydrogen bonds are stable in ice – each molecule of
water is bound to four of its neighbors.
Solid – water molecules
are bonded together –
space between fixed
Liquid – water molecules
are constantly bonding
and rebonding – space is
always changing
Properties of Water
So, can you name all of the properties of water?

Adhesion

Cohesion

Capillary action

High surface tension

Holds heat to regulate temperature (High heat capacity)

Less dense as a solid than a liquid


Acids and Bases
Strength compared using pH scale
Ranges from 0 – 14
Logarithmic Scale (gets 10x bigger/smaller)

Acid – donates H+ when added to aqueous solutions


Ranges from pH 0-6.9

Base – breaks up into hydroxide (OH-) ions and


another compound when placed in an aqueous
solution
Ranges from pH 7.1 – 14

Distilled water is pH 7.0 or neutral. Why?

H2O H+ + OH-
Acids and Bases

Buffers – compounds used to maintain a


contant pH within a system

H2CO3 H+ + HCO3-
Carbonic acid bicarbonate ion
Acids and Bases
Making Biological Molecules

and H2O

Condensation Reaction

H2O

Hydrolysis Reaction

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