Water and Life

H2O molecules

They allow to hold together through cohesion and thus act against the force of gravity to move from the roots of a plant to the leaves through water conducting vessels.

liquid result

The of a solvent and solute in a homogenous mixture is a solution.

Substances

with ionic /polar regions can usually dissolve in water.

Evaporative cooling

: when a liquid evaporates and the surface left behind cools.

Cohesion

: H- bonding between like molecules.

H bonds

are responsible for waters property of transpiration.

Capillary action

the movement of water within porous material due to adhesion, cohesion, and surface tension

Solute

dissolved substance

Water

versatile solvent

Hydrogen bond

: O- will bond with H+ on a different molecule of H2O

H2O can form up to 4 bonds