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properties of water
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Water - properties and importance Water is the most important molecule on the Earth. It provides a basis for all living life and makes up between 75%-90% of the total mass of a cell. Some animals such as jellyfish are made up of 96% water. 75% of the total of Earth's surface is covered with water. Water is a simple molecule made of 2 hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom, H20. The hydrogen and oxygen atoms are bonded covalently. Water is not a linear molecule; the two hydrogen atoms form a bond with the oxygen at the angle of 104.5 degrees. Its properties allow it to act as a solvent, a reactant, as a molecule with a consistent properties, as an environment and as a temperature stabiliser. With water, the large number of protons in the oxygen nucleus have a stronger attraction for these shared electrons than the comparatively tiny hydrogen nuclei....
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