BIOCHEMISTRY
PROPERTIES OF WATER
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Question
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Nonpolar covalent bonds that enable water to dissolve other substances
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Polar covalent bonds that join molecules of water to other substances
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Hydrogen bonds between water molecules.
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Ionic bonds that enable electrons to flow through water and into another substance
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hydrogen bonds are attractions of electrostatic force caused by the difference in charge between slightly positive hydrogen ions and other, slightly negative ions.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hydrogen bonds cause water to be exceptionally attracted to each other. Therefore, water is very cohesive.
Detailed explanation-3: -Water has the highest specific heat capacity of any liquid. Water’s high heat capacity is a property caused by hydrogen bonding among the water molecules.
Detailed explanation-4: -The hydrogen bonding in water is responsible for its cohesion. The water molecules get attracted to me each other due to the hydrogen bonding. Therefore, the cohesive property of water is due to the hydrogen bonds between the oxygen atom of one water molecule and a hydrogen atom of another water molecule.