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masya89 [10]
3 years ago
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Why is water so important for metabolic reactions?

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skad [1K]3 years ago
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water is a simple molecule composed by two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. In living cells it turns out that almost 60% of its main component is water. water is widely used in various chemical reaction processes ranging from respiration, photosynthesis, etc.

<h2></h2><h2>Further explanation</h2>

Water has many uses for living things. The uses can be grouped according to how the molecule is used. Broadly speaking, water has 4 main functions, namely as a universal solvent, a cell temperature buffer, metabolites, and the environment.

Water has the chemical structure of H2O, which is one oxygen atom covalently bonded to two hydrogen atoms. This bond formed is a very strong bond. Geographically, water molecules are tetrahedral.

In water molecules, oxygen atoms have a tendency to attract electrons higher than hydrogen atoms. This is because the number of protons in the nucleus of oxygen is more than the nucleus of hydrogen. Therefore, the covalent bonds formed are polar in that they tend to be attracted towards oxygen rather than hydrogen. As a result, water molecules have dipole moments where hydrogen atoms have a positively charged tendency while oxygen atoms have a negatively charged tendency.

that water is a polar compound because it has a dipole moment where the oxygen atom has a tendency to be negatively charged, while the hydrogen atom has a positively charged tendency. Because of the nature of water can work as a solvent for various compounds in the body.

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Subject : biology

Keywords : water, oxygen, hydrogen, structure

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Margarita [4]3 years ago
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Water is used in many reactions in the body, both enzymatic and chemical. Water within blood and lymphatic system is responsible for the transport of hormones, antidotes oxygen and nutrients.
Metabolism can be described as entirety of chemical reactions which take place within a cell, the result of which is energy for processes which take place in the body.
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