Key Questions

How does the structure of water lead to its special properties?

From hydrogen bonds between two water molecules


How does water's polarity affect its properties as a solvent?

Its ability to dissolve other substances, its density and the strong bonds that hold the molecules together.


Why is it important for cells to buffer solutions against rapid changes in pH?

The fluid you take in has a different pH's.

May 1, 2014

Prepared by:

Lynda Devenny & Breyn Crowding

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-Models of the three-dimensional network formed by the liquid water molecules, creating a fluid network.