WATER

• 5 KEY PROPERTIES OF WATER?

  • metabolite
  • solvent
  • high heat capacity
  • large latent heat of vaporisation
  • strong cohesion
• WHAT ALLOWS WATER TO HAVE THESE 5 KEY PROPERTIES?

  hydrogen bonds and water being dipolar
• WHAT IS WATER A METABOLITE IN?

  hydrolysis/ condensation reactions
• WHAT DOES WATER'S HIGH HEAT CAPACITY ALLOW FOR?

  buffers temperature
• WHAT DOES WATER'S LARGE LATENT HEAT OF VAPORISATION ALLOW FOR?

  cooling effect via evaporation
• WHAT DOES WATER'S STRONG COHESION ALLOW FOR?

  supports water columns and provides surface tension
• WHERE IS WATER'S STRONG COHESION?

  between molecules