jueves, 27 de agosto de 2015

Water



WATER 

Most abundant and important biomolecule for the development of life on Earth. Water gathers a series of unique characteristics that make it an irreplaceable solvent in the biosphere    




Physical Properties 

Wide range of temperature that remains in a liquid phase.    (0 – 100 °C)


Abnormal variation of density versus temperatureoSuperficial tensionoCapillarity
Its elevated dielectric constant, dipolar characteristics, specific heat and  heat of evaporization.


Superfical tension




Capillarity


Chemical Properties 

water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, having the formula H2O. It is chemically active, reacting with certain metals and metal oxides to form bases, and with certain oxides of nonmetals to form acids. It reacts with certain organic compounds to form a variety of products





No hay comentarios.:

Publicar un comentario