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Atoms, Bonds, and Water: The Molecule of Life — Homework
Review this week's explanation of water's polarity before answering.
- 1.What charge does the oxygen end of a water molecule carry: slightly positive or slightly negative?
- 2.Explain in one sentence why water is considered a polar molecule.
- 3.Explain why ice floats instead of sinking in liquid water, and why that matters for organisms living in a frozen-over lake.
- 4.Name the property of water responsible for a water strider insect being able to stand on a pond's surface.
- 5.Describe one property of water (cohesion, adhesion, high specific heat, or solvent ability) and explain, in three or four sentences, how it directly benefits a living organism.
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