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In agricultural areas, farmers pay close attention to the weather forecast. Right before a predicted overnight freeze, farmers spray water on crops to protect the plants. Use the properties of water to explain how this method works. Be sure to mention why hydrogen bonds are responsible for this phenomenon.
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Ch. 3.1 - MAKE CONNECTIONS What is electronegativity, and...Ch. 3.1 - WHAT IF? What would be the effect on the...Ch. 3.1 - Why is it unlikely that two neighboring water...Ch. 3.1 - WHAT IF? What would be the effect on the...Ch. 3.2 - Prob. 1CCCh. 3.2 - Prob. 2CCCh. 3.2 - WHAT IF? A water strider (an insect that can walk...Ch. 3.2 - WHAT IF? A water strider (an insect that can walk...Ch. 3.2 - Prob. 5CCCh. 3.3 - Compared with a basic Solution at pH 9, the same...
Ch. 3.3 - HCl is a strong acid that dissociates in water:...Ch. 3.3 - Prob. 3CCCh. 3.3 - Prob. 4CCCh. 3 - DRAW IT Label a hydrogen bond and a polar...Ch. 3 - Describe how different types of solutes dissolve...Ch. 3 - Explain what happens to the concentration...Ch. 3 - Which of the following is a hydrophobic material?...Ch. 3 - Prob. 2TYUCh. 3 - Measurements show that the pH of a particuiar lake...Ch. 3 - What is the hydroxide ion concentration of the...Ch. 3 - A slice of pizza has 500 kcal. If we could burn...Ch. 3 - DRAW IT Draw the hydration shells that form around...Ch. 3 - In agricultural areas, farmers pay close attention...Ch. 3 - MAKE CONNECTIONS What do climate change (see...Ch. 3 - EVOLUTION CONNECTION This chapter explains how the...Ch. 3 - Prob. 10TYUCh. 3 - WRITE ABOUT A THEME: ORGANIZATION Several emergent...Ch. 3 - SYNTHESIZE YOUR KNOWLEDGE How do cats drink?...
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