water

• is water polar or not?

  polar
• what bonds form between water molecules?

  Hydrogen bonds.
• properties of water?


  metabolite, solvent ,high heat capacity , latent heat , cohesion
• why is water being a solvent good?

  polar molecules easily dissolve in it meaning essential substances can be easily transported
• why is a high specific heat good?

  lot of energy required to raise temperature of water, keeps organisms internal temperature stable
• high latent heat why is it good?

  lot of energy required to make it a gas , provides a cooling effect
• why is strong cohesion good?

  water molecules stick together due to hydrogen bonds creating columns of water and high surface tension