AP BIOLOGY

BIOCHEMISTRY

PROPERTIES OF WATER

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
According to the article, what is the full chemical name of water?
A
H-2-0
B
hydrogen dioxide
C
hydrogen oxide
D
water
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The chemical name of water is dihydrogen oxide. Components of water are hydrogen and oxygen.

Detailed explanation-2: -hydrogen peroxide, (H2O2), a colourless liquid usually produced as aqueous solutions of various strengths, used principally for bleaching cotton and other textiles and wood pulp, in the manufacture of other chemicals, as a rocket propellant, and for cosmetic and medicinal purposes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Primary name and/or INCI name. Hydrogen peroxide, dihydrogen dioxide, hydrogen dioxide, hydrogen oxide, oxydol, peroxide.

Detailed explanation-4: -A water molecule has three atoms: two hydrogen (H) atoms and one oxygen (O) atom. That’s why water is sometimes referred to as H2O. A single drop of water contains billions of water molecules.

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