10. Water Flashcards
dry body weight in %
40%
% of water in the body
60%
intracellular %
40% (2/3 of water)
extracellular in %
20% (1/3)
15% interstitial
5% plasma
predominant chemical component of living organisms
water
a molecule with electrical charge distributed asymmetrically about its structure
dipole
on average , each molecule in water associates through hydrogen bonds with ___
3.5 others
characteristics of a molecule with:
•hydrogen atom attache to S,O,N
- polar
- hydrophilic
- can now form hydrogen bonds
•molecules that to not contain Hydrogen atoms attached to S,O,N , characteristics
- non-polar
* hydrophilic
this character of water enables it to dec the force of attraction between charged and polar species , making it an excellent solvent
high dielectric constant
this character of wate allows it to cleave Amide, Glycoside and Ester bonds that holds BIOPOLYMERS together
excellent nucleophile
water acts as both acid and base
amphoteric
A molecule with hydrophilic and hydrophobic part
amphipathic