• Question: What are the main water properties that make water special for life?

    Asked by meg123 to Amy, Karen, Sarah, Vijay, Will on 19 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Karen Reed

      Karen Reed answered on 19 Jun 2012:

      Ooo Meg – that’s a great question – not one I can answer – hopefully Will the chemist might have an answer for you.
      But I’ve googled you question and found this
      The water properties that make water biologically important are molecular polarity, thermal stability (elevated specific heat), fusion and ebullition points that allow water to be liquid in most environments, acid-base neutrality, small molecular size and low chemical reactivity. (Compared to other substances, like ethanol or hydrogen sulfide.)

      http://www.biology-questions-and-answers.com/water-properties-and-mineral-salts.html

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