| Term | Definition |
|---|
| hydrogen bonds | bond created by the weak attraction of a slightly positive hydrogen atom on one water molecule to a slightly negative oxygen of another water molecule |
| cohesion | attraction between molecules of the same substance |
| adhesion | an attraction between molecules of different substances |
| capillarity | Attraction to surfaces (adhesion) that over-ride the intermolecular forces of the liquid. Causes liquid to creep up glass tubes and other narrow spaces |
| intermolecular | between molecules |
| surface tension | the result of an inward pull among the molecules of a liquid that brings the molecules on the surface closer together |
| polar | having a pair of equal and opposite charges |
| melting | the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid |
| boiling | vaporization that occurs on and below the surface of a liquid |
| evaporation | vaporization that takes place at the surface of a liquid |
| vaporization | change of state from a liquid state to a gas |
| freezing | the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid |
| condensation | The change of state from a gas to a liquid |
| sublimation | a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid |
| deposition | change from the gas state to a solid state |
| latent heat | heat absorbed or radiated during a change of phase |
| heat capacity | the amount of heat needed to increase the temperature of an object exactly 1°C |
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