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1.1 WATER 1.2 CARBOHYDRATES 1.3 LIPIDS 1.4 PROTEINS 1.5 NUCLEIC ACIDS
1.1 WATER
OBJECTIVES
Explain the structure of water molecule. Describe the properties of water and its importance.
Our body is 55% to 75% water, and our cells are 70% to 90% water.
Tap water Pure water Distilled water Impure water Dionized water Alkaline water
Medium for enzymatic reactions Solvent for polar molecules Medium for exchange of
respiratory gases
Bipolar molecule
opposite ends of water molecule
have opposite charges oxygen: partial negative charge;
hydrogen:
Hydrogen bond
hydrogen bonds are weaker than covalent bonds but strong enough to hold water molecules together each molecule will form hydrogen bond to a maximum of four water molecules
PROPERTIES OF WATER
As universal solvent Has low viscosity Has high specific heat capacity Has high latent heat of vaporization Has high surface tension Has maximum density at 4C
AS UNIVERSAL SOLVENT
surround
sodium and chloride
separate
and avoid them from each other
as lubricant
i.e. lubricates peristaltic movement of food bolus in esophagus water molecules can moves easily and flow with less friction through narrow blood vessels
HIGH SPECIFIC HEAT CAPACITY BIOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE stabilize ocean temperature provide constant environment in the sea for aquatic organisms to live act as heat buffer prevent large fluctuation in body temperature of terrestrial organisms
large amount of heat energy must to turn liquid water into water vapour
latent heat of vaporization for water
be absorbed by 1g of water molecule
DEFINITION
evaporation of water in sweat on skin in transpiration from green leaves panting in animals e.g. dog
causes the cooling effect because the escaping molecules
take a lot of energy with them
BIOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE
BIOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE
MAXIMUM DENSITY AT 4C
(solid form)