Properties of Water Water is essential for life as we know it on earth. It is used by plants and animals for basic biological processes which would be impossible without the use of water. The origin of all life can be traced back to the water in the Earth’s precambrien seas. Water is also the universal solvent. It reacts with more elements and compounds than any other substance known to man. Water is a polar molecule made up of on atom of hydrogen and two atoms of oxygen. It is attracted
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Sam Li Case: Jamaica Water Properties 1. Place yourself in David Sokol’s position. After discovering the suspicious items in JWP’s accounting records‚ would you have taken a different course of action than he did? Why or why not? I doubt if I can reach the position that David Sokol had in my career’s life. However‚ let say that if I was in David Sokol’s position‚ I would probably do the same thing David had done. I believe the proper working ethics are accountability‚ professionalism and
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specific heat is one of five properties of water that is important to life. Specific heat is defined as the heat necessary to raise one gram of water by one degree Celsius. Because water’s temperature does not change dramatically when absorbing or losing heat‚ water can absorb or release exceeding amounts of heat (by breaking and forming hydrogen bonds) without affecting living organisms in the water and at the same time helping terrestrial organisms outside the water live easier. For example‚ coastal
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Water is the most abundant molecule on Earth’s surface. It is essential for life on Earth. The unique properties of water makes life possible on earth. One property of water is surface tension. Water has a surface tension 2 – 4 times the surface tension of most organic liquids. Surface tension is highest for pure water. This enables insects called neuston to walk and live on the surface of water in low-nutrient water bodies‚ where they would starve if immersed in the water. This anomaly permits
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Date: ____________ Properties of Water Lab Introduction: Water is a simple molecule‚ yet itʼs most vital to all living things. It has the highest specific heat of everyday substances. Unique properties of water enable it to carry out functions that no other substances can. In a neutral aqueous solution‚ five molecules of water are bonded together by weak hydrogen bonds. Furthermore‚ due to the electronegativity of oxygen‚ water is a polar molecule. Due to its polarity‚ water is classified as the
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Jamaica Case Study Jamaica is an island in the Caribbean Sea within the Tropics. It is located close to other major islands such as Cuba. It has mass tourism because many people visit every year (1.3 million people in 2001). People visit for the beaches such as Montego Bay‚ deep sea fishing at Port Antonio‚ caves at Cockpit County‚ golf courses such as next to Kingston Town and water sports in Montego Bay. More cultural activities include various historic plantation houses such as at Port Maria
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Water has many unique properties that make life possible on Earth. One property is cohesion. The cohesion property is properly defined as the binding of water molecules by hydrogen bonds. Water has this property as a result of the chemical bonding between water. Cohesion of the strong hydrogen bonds allows the water molecules to stick together‚ almost as a unit of one. A force exerted on one of the molecules will be exerted on all of the adjacent molecules as a result of cohesion. Cohesion‚ often
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Drew Staples 6/12/14 Properties of water Question Does mixing water with other substances change it’s boiling point. Research The boiling point of a liquid is when the temperature causes the vapor pressure to be equal to the air. Air density will change waters boiling point. High altitudes give water a lower boiling point. Hypothesis If the water is less dense then it will boil faster and the boiling point will be lower. Materials 1 Pot A Sink A Stove 1 tablespoon of sugar 1
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Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean. Its absolute location is 18.1096 degrees North and 77.2975 degrees West. There are no countries that border this island‚ but there are some that surround it. Jamaica is 238 miles from Cuba‚ 600 miles away from Mexico‚ 99.4 miles from Haiti‚ 1245 miles from the equator‚ 469.1 miles from the Dominican Republic‚ and 479 miles away from the Bahamas. Jamaica is greatly known for its resorts‚ diving‚ and snorkeling sites. There over 100 rivers‚ but most of
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If I could travel anywhere in the world‚ I would travel to… Jamaica “If I could travel anywhere in the world‚ I would travel to Jamaica” If I could travel anywhere in the world‚ where would I go? My number one place in the world to travel to would be Jamaica. Jamaica to me is one of the most beautiful‚ exotic‚ and tropical place I have ever researched. My main reason to travel to Jamaica would be to explore the Dunn’s River Falls. I would also explore Montego Bay as well as to
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