water properties

• water is a good solvent- as its polar the positive and negative parts of the water molecule are attracted to the positive and negative parts of solutes.
• density important for water- if water was less dense aquatic organisms would find it diffcult to float
• strong cohesion due to hydrogen bonds.
• high specific heat capacity- requires a lot of heat engery to incease their kinetic energy and temperature.
• specific heat capactity important for prokaryotes and eukaryutes as they need a stable temperature for enzymes- controlled reaction to happen.
• high latent heat of vaporisation- when water evaporates, heat energy helps molecules to break, forming gas.
• high latent heat of vaporisation-acts as a cooling effect with minimal water loss, good heat fluctuation.
• water is incompressible-