NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
BIOCHEMISTRY
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Question
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Which is the characteristic of water?
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Non polar molecule
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Bad solvent
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Amphiprotic
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Amphiphatic
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Amphoteric Nature of Water-Water can act as both an acid and a base which means water can act as both a proton donor and a proton acceptor.
Detailed explanation-2: -Amphiprotic describes a substance that can both accept and donate a proton or H+. An amphiprotic molecule has characteristics of both and acid and a base and can act as either. It is an example of a type of amphoteric molecule.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: We are given a list of chemical substances and asked to identify the amphoteric one. Only water H2O H 2 O is amphoteric on that list.
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