Water properties include its role as a reactant, solvent, its high latent heat of vaporization aiding cooling, high specific heat capacity for thermal stability, and strong cohesion enabling surface tension and efficient transport.
Water's properties include being a reactant in metabolic reactions, acting as a solvent, having high latent heat of vaporization for cooling, high specific heat capacity for temperature regulation, and strong cohesion for surface tension and transport.
| Front | What are the properties of water |
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| Back | used in metabolic reactions such as condensation and hydrolysis Water is a solvent so substances can dissolve in it Polar molecule The high latent heat of vaporisation-requires large amount of energy to evaporate due to hydrogen bonding. can be used to cool down humans e.g. sweating Water has a high specific heat capacity so aquatic organism doesn't experience sudden temperature changes helping them maintain a constant body temperature. Strong cohesion helps water flow e.g water travelling up xylem Strong cohesion means water has high surface tension so some insects can walk on surface of water |
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