Water Chemistry
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13 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 PH Scale | a way to measure the acidity of a substance |
| Acid | an ionic compound that breaks apart in water to form H+ |
| Base | an ionic compound that breaks apart in water to form OH- |
| Alkalinity | The Ability of a solution to neutralize acids. |
| Why is Alkalinity important? | it keeps the water healthy and all of the things that rely on that water by neutralizing potentially hazardous materials |
| Is Alkalinity a Cation or Anion | Cation |
| Hardness | the measure of the mineral content |
| Why is Hardness important | to keep the animals and ecosystem healthy |
| Is Hardness a Cation or Anion? | Cation |
| Dissolved Oxygen | The amount of oxygen dissolved in the water |
| How does temp affect Dissolved Oxygen? | The colder the water the more oxygen can be dissolved |
| Heavy Metals | substances that exhibit metallic properties |
| Are heavy metal cations or anions? | cations |
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