Thursday, September 8, 2011

Water Activity Lab

In Class:
Covered Topics on Water.
Several Handouts were given as study tools
Reviewed Objectives Sheet

If Absent:
Get a copy of each water handout

HW:
Water Quiz Tomorrow - Review Study Guide

Special Note for Quiz:
Reread "Water is Solvent" page 27-28
-Make sure to look at Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic  - I did not get to cover those specifically in class
-The reason water is such a good solvent is due to the polarity (polar covalent bonds) NOT due to cohesion or adhesion (hydrogen bonding) - all other properties are reliant on cohesion and adhesion
-The reason water is polar covalent has to do with the fact that the oxygen and hydrogen do not share the electrons equally (larger oxygen has more protons and thus attracts the shared electrons more than hydrogen, resulting in the partial negative charge on oxygen and partial positive charge on hydrogen)

Next Time:
work on papers - Due Monday
Biochemistry
Also need to watch the following video and list 5 topics from the video
Molecules of Cells - By Monday
http://www.bozemanscience.com/science-videos/2010/9/5/the-molecules-of-cells.html