Water is the most abundant component in living cell. It's amount varies approximately from 70 to 90%. Life activities occur in the cell due to the presence of water.
The ability of water to play its wide variety of roles, and the reasons for its importance in biological systems is due to the basic chemistry of the molecule. The chemical formula of water is H2O which tells us that two atoms of hydrogen are joined to one atom of oxygen to make up each water molecule.
Water is a polar molecule, it means that it has very slightly negative end --- the oxygen atom and very slightly positive end --- the hydrogen atoms. This separation of electrical charge is called a Dipole, which gives the water molecule its very important properties. One of the most important results of this charge separation is the tendency of H2O molecule to from hydrogen bonds.
The ability of water to play its wide variety of roles, and the reasons for its importance in biological systems is due to the basic chemistry of the molecule. The chemical formula of water is H2O which tells us that two atoms of hydrogen are joined to one atom of oxygen to make up each water molecule.
Water is a polar molecule, it means that it has very slightly negative end --- the oxygen atom and very slightly positive end --- the hydrogen atoms. This separation of electrical charge is called a Dipole, which gives the water molecule its very important properties. One of the most important results of this charge separation is the tendency of H2O molecule to from hydrogen bonds.
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