water

• Dipolar molecule


  A molecule with two different regions that are charged
• Water


  • 60-70% of the body is made up of water
  • Has a slight negative charge on the oxygen
  • Has a slight positive charge on the hydrogens
  • Can form hydrogen bonds between oxygen and hydrogen of neighboring water molecules
• Properties of water


  • Metabolite
  • Solvent
  • High heat capacity
  • Large latent heat of vaporization
  • Strong cohesion
• Metabolite


  Involved in many chemical reactions or metabolism
• Reactions involving water


  • Photosynthesis
  • Photolysis
  • Hydrolysis
  • Condensation