AP BIOLOGY

BIOCHEMISTRY

PROPERTIES OF WATER

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The chemical compound of water is
A
HO
B
H2O
C
H3O
D
HO2
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It is an oxygen hydride, a mononuclear parent hydride and an inorganic hydroxy compound. It is a conjugate base of an oxonium. It is a conjugate acid of a hydroxide. Water is h2O, a clear, colorless, odorless, tasteless liquid that freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade.

Detailed explanation-2: -Atoms join together to form molecules. 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.

Detailed explanation-3: -For example, the molecular formula of water is H2O, which means that one molecule of water contains two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen.

Detailed explanation-4: -The chemical formula of water is H2O, as it has 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom. So, the chemical name of water is dihydrogen oxide.

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