Properties of Water
Water is the universal solvent in Biology
Water has very special physical and chemical properties, which are essential to understand the chemical structure, conformation and function of Biomolecules
these properties determine the Chemistry of Biology:
1) water is a liquid in the biological range of temperatures
2) water has higher density as a liquid than as a solid
3) water makes hydrogen bonds
4) water very effectively dissolves polar and ionic solutes
5) water is a very poor solvent for non-polar solutes
6) water is a weak acid