First, since water is polar, it has an unequal distribution of charge. This means that water molecules are slightly positive and negative. This quality is important because that makes water a good solvent (it can dissolve many things). Other polar compounds and ions can easily be dissolved in water because polar + polar = even distribution of charge, and ions have a charge, so it's attracted to the opposite charge on the water molecule.
The ability of water to dissolve many solutions is essential in organisms. In the bloodstream, for example, sugars and other nutrients are dissolved so that the blood cells can carry it to cells in the body. If sugars weren't dissolved, they couldn't reach cells.
-Second, the polarity of water is important in repelling nonpolar compounds. Nonpolar compounds don't dissolve well in water (like how oil, a nonpolar solution, forms "beads" in water). This is important to cell membranes in the body. The shape and function of cell membranes depend on the interaction of polar water with nonpolar membrane molecules.
It meanss that water can dissolve almost anything. For instance, it can dissolve gases, liquids, and solids. Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide are 2 gases that can be dissolved into water.
explain the polar nature of water as a molecule
The oxygen molecule is slightly negative and the hydrogen molecules are slightly positive.
Water is made of 3 atoms- one oxygen and 2 hydrogen. The hydrogen have an opposite charge to oxygen resulting in a polar charge.
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water is a polar, covalent molecule. it doesn't have an unsharing molecule. its also has to do with the 8 properties of water.
according to the "Like dissolves like" in solubility, ionic compounds like salt, the polar materials, can be dissolved in similar polar nature water molecule.
Water is a solvent because of its polar nature. As like dissolves like, many other polar substances also dissollve in water.. ALso water has an ability to form hydrogen bonds which is also responsible for its solubilising action to an extent.
Ethanol is a polar molecule because of the hydroxyl group (CH3CH2-OH). Carbon tetrachloride (C-CL4) is non-polar and does not exhibit hydrogen bonding. Many organic compounds are water soluble because of their polar nature i.e. acetone, citric acid, and others.
Water is polar and most chemicals are polar. The negative ends of the water molecule attract the positive ends of the chemical's molecules, and the positive ends of the water molecule attract the negative ends of the water molecule. This way the substance gets "pulled apart" from each other and mixes with water.
Water molecules are polar molecules. Both of the bonds inside the molecule are polar bonds.
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Water is a polar molecule.
Water IS a polar molecule.
A polar molecule
water is a polar, covalent molecule. it doesn't have an unsharing molecule. its also has to do with the 8 properties of water.
Because of its shape, water is a polar molecule.
No, water is not the only molecule that is polar.
Water molecules are polar This causes them to be attracted to the cell surface, which is also polar in nature
according to the "Like dissolves like" in solubility, ionic compounds like salt, the polar materials, can be dissolved in similar polar nature water molecule.
H2O is a water molecule, which is polar.