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Property of Water
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Biology
12th Grade
05/24/2010

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Bases
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molecules that tend to lower the hydrogen ion concentration in a solution and raise the pH numerically
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Buffer
Definition
substance or group of substances that tend to resist pH changes of a solution, thus stabilizing its acidity and basicity
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Acids
Definition
molecules that tend to raise the hydrogen ion concentraion in a solution and to lower its pH numerically.
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Hemoglobin
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iron-containing pigment in red blood cells that combines with and transports oxygen. is a buffer
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Hydrogen Boning
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a week bond that arises between a slightly positive hydrogen atom of one molecule and a slightly negative atom of another molecule or between parts of the same molecule
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Hydrophillic
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A type of molecule that interacts with water by dissolving in water/forming hydrogen bonds with water molecules
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Hydrophobic
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A type of molecule that does not interact with water because it is nonpolar
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pH
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a scale that ranges from 0 to 14 and is used to describe the realative acidity of a solution
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pH
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a scale that ranges from 0 to 14 and is used to describe the realative acidity of a solution
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Solvent
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a fluid such as water that dissolves solutes
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Temperature Regulator
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Water in our bodies helps to regulate the temperature of our bodies
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