Properties of Water Essay By: Sandra Moua Water is essential and extremely important to living organisms because without

water all living organisms would cease to exist. There is a reason for earth having copious amounts of water. For all living organisms need water to survive. Plants, animals, humans, and more. Water is formed by 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom this type of molecule is said to be polar. Water also has many different properties and forms. There is Thermal Properties, Coolvent Properties, Surface Tension, Cohesive Properties and Solvent Properties. All properties of water can be related to this polarity: water can form bonds between one molecules oxygen to the next molecules hydrogen bonds. The forms of water are really simple. Solid, liquid and vapor. Since water is made from one part H and one part OH, it has a neutral pH, which is exactly what our body needs. Also Plant and Animal cells need water and other things to survive. If we didnt have Plants and Animals we wouldnt survive because plants and animals give our bodies things. The 5 Properties of Water are very important. Because of waters polarity, the partially negative oxygen of one molecule is able to form a hydrogen bond with the partially positive hydrogen from another molecule. The is hydrogen bonds fives water certain properties that are vital for the survival of life. Thermal Properties, Coolvent Properties, Surface Tension, Cohesive Properties, and Solvent Properties. Thermal Properties - Because of the hydrogen bond holding the water molecules together, more energy is required to increase its temperature. Water has a high specific heat, which is the amount of energy required to increase 1kg of water by 1C. Coolvent Properties - Water has a high latent heat, which is the amount of heat absorbed when it evaporates. This makes water useful for cooling such as when we sweat. When our sweat evaporates, it carries away heat energy. Surface Tension - The property of a liquid that allows it to resist an external force. Cohesive Properties - Hydrogen bonds between water molecules causes them to stick together. This results in cohesive properties and surface tension.

Solvent Properties - Because water is polar, it is able to form hydrogen bonds with other polar molecules. This means that polar substances are able to be dissolved in water while non-polar molecules arent. This makes it a good transport medium. These 5 Properties of water are important to living organism because if water couldnt multiply it self we would eventually run out of water and cease to exist. Water molecules are essential to life because of the properties that result from its polar structure. Because oxygen is more electronegative than hydrogen, it has a slight negative charge. It is important to note that the water molecules are NOT charged. Polarity refers to the separation of an electrical charge that leads to molecules positive and negative charges. To get water to form a vapor, turning from a liquid into a gas means you have to break all the hydrogen bonds. The shape of a water molecule is two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. The two hydrogen atoms are positively charged while the oxygen atom is negatively charged. This is called a hydrogen bond. Hydrogen bonds account for properties such as cohesion, surface tension, adhesion and a high specific heat which forms water. Additionally, water serves as a habitat for animals and plants living in or on it. It is also a great solvent and dissolves all ionic and polar substances. Without these properties we wouldnt be able to live on earth. Water is so important to us and any other living organisms, we need it to survive. If we didnt have any water at all we would all slowly die out and then cease to exist. Everything, every living organism, needs water to survive.