Water Flashcards
1
Q
What are the properties of water?
A
1) metabolite
2) high latent heat of vaporisation
3) buffer changes in temperature
4) good solvent
5) cohesion
2
Q
Metobolite
A
many metabolic reactions involve a condensation or hyrolysis reaction
3
Q
High latent heat of vaporisation
A
it takes alot of energy to break the hydrogen bonds a lot of eergy is used up when water evaporates. provides cooling effect
4
Q
Buffer
A
takes a lot of energy to heat up water, doesnt experience large temperature changes
5
Q
Good solvent
A
waters polarity makes it a good solvent
6
Q
cohesion
A
the attraction between molecules strong cohesion helps water to flow making it great transport substance
