Water molecule
Water and food preservation
Article REF: F1011 V2
Water molecule
Water and food preservation

Author : Marc FAIVELEY

Publication date: September 10, 2012, Review date: January 15, 2018 | Lire en français

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1. Water molecule

1.1 Physical properties of water and polarity

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1.1.1 Water structure

The apparent simplicity of water's molecular structure is deceptive, for it is endowed with exceptional properties. Not only is water an excellent solvent, it is also an indispensable molecule for enzymatic reactions. How can the water molecule develop so many vital properties from just three atoms?

Water owes some of its properties to the oxygen atom. Next to fluorine, oxygen is the most electronegative atom.

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