Biology : Properties of Water
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Running head: BIOLOGY
PROPERTIES OF WATER
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PROPERTIES OF WATER
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BIOLOGY1
Water can be defined as an inorganic and polar compound which is odourless and
tasteless. Being the most abundant substance on earth, water can be stated to be the universal
solvent. Molecules of water form intramolecular hydrogen bonding and the strength of
polarity is very high. The molecules of water have the property to dissociate salt ions and
form bonds with other polar substances. Amphoteric nature of water makes it capable of
exhibiting a dual property of both an acid and base (Biswas, 2018). This essay will discuss
the various properties of water such as bonds (covalent and hydrogen), forces (cohesive and
adhesive), the effect on the environmental temperature and the importance of low density of
water.
As stated in the introductory part, water molecules have the ability to form
intramolecular hydrogen bonds and intermolecular hydrogen bonds. When salt is mixed with
water, both of them mix very well (Gavara, Lima & Rodríguez, 2016). This is because of the
fact that water molecules have the ability to dissociated salt ions and form intermolecular
hydrogen bonds with them. Thus property makes water the universal solvent. Capillary action
is a property exhibited by water when the adhesive forces are stronger than the cohesive
forces. Adhesive forces are defined as the forces, which exists between dissimilar surfaces,
and are attractive in nature. Whereas cohesive forces are also attractive forces, however, they
occur in between molecules of a single entity (Lasprilla-Botero et al., 2017). Water shows the
property of capillary action because it is sticky because of the cohesive forces between the
water molecules and adhesive forces where water is attracted to the sticky substances. For
example, when a paper towel is dipped inside a water-filled glass, water starts to climb up
onto the paper towel. The importance of capillary action in water lies in the fact that it helps
water to move along with everything dissolved in it. This property also allows water to move
within the microscopic spaces inside a porous material because of adhesive, cohesive and
surface tension forces respectively. Biological application of capillary action can be observed
Water can be defined as an inorganic and polar compound which is odourless and
tasteless. Being the most abundant substance on earth, water can be stated to be the universal
solvent. Molecules of water form intramolecular hydrogen bonding and the strength of
polarity is very high. The molecules of water have the property to dissociate salt ions and
form bonds with other polar substances. Amphoteric nature of water makes it capable of
exhibiting a dual property of both an acid and base (Biswas, 2018). This essay will discuss
the various properties of water such as bonds (covalent and hydrogen), forces (cohesive and
adhesive), the effect on the environmental temperature and the importance of low density of
water.
As stated in the introductory part, water molecules have the ability to form
intramolecular hydrogen bonds and intermolecular hydrogen bonds. When salt is mixed with
water, both of them mix very well (Gavara, Lima & Rodríguez, 2016). This is because of the
fact that water molecules have the ability to dissociated salt ions and form intermolecular
hydrogen bonds with them. Thus property makes water the universal solvent. Capillary action
is a property exhibited by water when the adhesive forces are stronger than the cohesive
forces. Adhesive forces are defined as the forces, which exists between dissimilar surfaces,
and are attractive in nature. Whereas cohesive forces are also attractive forces, however, they
occur in between molecules of a single entity (Lasprilla-Botero et al., 2017). Water shows the
property of capillary action because it is sticky because of the cohesive forces between the
water molecules and adhesive forces where water is attracted to the sticky substances. For
example, when a paper towel is dipped inside a water-filled glass, water starts to climb up
onto the paper towel. The importance of capillary action in water lies in the fact that it helps
water to move along with everything dissolved in it. This property also allows water to move
within the microscopic spaces inside a porous material because of adhesive, cohesive and
surface tension forces respectively. Biological application of capillary action can be observed
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