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scZoUnD [109]
4 years ago
13

Why does water account for about 70% of the weight of a cell?

Chemistry
1 answer:
igomit [66]4 years ago
6 0
Water accounts for about 70% if the weight of a  cell because it is the most abundant compound in a cell. The important property that enables this is the polarity of water. Since it is a polar molecule, it could easily bind to other molecules in a cell.
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