Chapter 2 ~ Water and Weak Bonds

5. Water is the ______ of life.
7. _______ motion is due to the random fluctuation of the energy content of thermal noise.
8. The most common medium for the thermal noise of Brownian motion.
9. One ______ is equal to .1 nanometer.
11. The three fundamental noncovalent bonds are ____ bonds, hydrogen bonds, and van der Waals interactions.
13. These molecules sequester themselves away from water and result in the hydrophobic effect.
17. Very small amounts of pure water will _____ to form hydronium and hydroxyl ions.
20. ______ chemical interactions form the basis of biochemistry and life itself.
21. _____ obtains a partial negative charge while hydrogen corresponds with a partial positive charge in the water molecule.

1. Property of oxygen that results in water's non-uniform charge distribution.
2. The ______ effect in turn gives rise to cellular organelles and membranes.
3. The pH of pure water.
4. Van der Waals interactions obtain stability in ______.
6. _______ relies on the cohesive property of water and is utilized by trees to move water from roots to top leaves.
10. _______ law describes the electrostatic interaction between two ions.
12. The aggregation of nonpolar groups in the presence of water leads to an increase in ____ due to the release of water molecules into bulk water.
14. The presence of water weakens this type of interaction.
15. Hydrogen bonds are ______ than covalent bonds.
16. Weak bonds permit ______ interactions.
18. Bonds in which the electrons are shared by the participating atoms.
19. This bond can form in the presence of a hydrogen covalently bonded to an electronegative atom.