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Welcome to My AP Biology Thoughts podcast, my name is Morgan Bernstein and I am your host for episode #34 in (Unit 1 Macromolecules: (Water, the Universal Solvent)). Today we will be discussing the properties of water that make it the universal solvent.
Segment 1: Introduction to water as a universal solventThe partially positive hydrogen atoms and partially negative oxygen atoms in water that make it polar are also the reason that so many substances are soluble in water.
On the other hand, something like oil will never be able to dissolve in water, because it is nonpolar. sharing of electrons within oil is even, no partially positive or partially negative charge.
Even though it is not able to dissolve nonpolar substances, water is known as the universal solvent because it is able to be a solvent for more solutes than any other substance
Segment 3: Digging Deeper into the properties of waterWater as a universal solvent has many other connections to our unit of macromolecules and biology in general.
One variable that affects the solubility of water is temperature.
Another important fact when considering solubility is saturation. When all bonds are formed between water and salt, solution is saturated and no more dissolves.
When talking about macromolecules, water plays an important role as well.
Adhesion- water sticks to other things ex leaf
Cohesion- water sticks to itself ex on penny
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Welcome to My AP Biology Thoughts podcast, my name is Morgan Bernstein and I am your host for episode #34 in (Unit 1 Macromolecules: (Water, the Universal Solvent)). Today we will be discussing the properties of water that make it the universal solvent.
Segment 1: Introduction to water as a universal solventThe partially positive hydrogen atoms and partially negative oxygen atoms in water that make it polar are also the reason that so many substances are soluble in water.
On the other hand, something like oil will never be able to dissolve in water, because it is nonpolar. sharing of electrons within oil is even, no partially positive or partially negative charge.
Even though it is not able to dissolve nonpolar substances, water is known as the universal solvent because it is able to be a solvent for more solutes than any other substance
Segment 3: Digging Deeper into the properties of waterWater as a universal solvent has many other connections to our unit of macromolecules and biology in general.
One variable that affects the solubility of water is temperature.
Another important fact when considering solubility is saturation. When all bonds are formed between water and salt, solution is saturated and no more dissolves.
When talking about macromolecules, water plays an important role as well.
Adhesion- water sticks to other things ex leaf
Cohesion- water sticks to itself ex on penny
Thank you for listening to this episode of My AP Biology Thoughts. For more student-ran podcasts and
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