BIOCHEMISTRY
PROPERTIES OF WATER
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Question
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Cohesive Behavior
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Expansion Upon Freezing
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High Specific Heat
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Universal Solvent
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Detailed explanation-1: -Water has a high specific heat capacity-it absorbs a lot of heat before it begins to get hot.
Detailed explanation-2: -Water has a very high specific heat capacity due to the collective forces of the many hydrogen bonds. A lot of energy goes into breaking these bonds rather than raising the temperature of the water, hence providing thermal stability which is important so the enzymes do not denature.
Detailed explanation-3: -The properties of water contribute to thermoregulation in endotherms by making it difficult for them to gain or lose heat. This is because water has a very high specific heat capacity which means that it takes the loss or gain of a lot of heat energy to change its temperature by a moderate amount.