Basic Chemistry Essasy – Properties of WaterEssay Preview: Basic Chemistry Essasy – Properties of WaterReport this essayOne property of water that makes life possible on earth is its solid state, (frozen).Water is less dense as a solid than it is as a liquid, which enables ice to float. When its temperature falls below 4 degrees Celsius, the molecules slow down to a point where they are not moving fast enough in order to break the hydrogen bonds, therefore making the bonds more stable. The bonds then are farther apart, making the solid less dense. Water is one of the few molecules that has this property, allowing aquatic life to survive cold winters. If ice sank to the bottom of large bodies of water, this would allow all bodies of water to freeze solid. Animals would not be able to live underneath the water during cold months, which is why the density of water in a solid state is a key factor to the functioning of living organisms.
Water molecules stick together as a result of hydrogen bonding. These hydrogen bonds in water are very unstable, and are constantly breaking and re-forming, meaning that at any second, most of the molecules are bonded to the molecules next to them. The property of water molecules being held together is called cohesion. Cohesion plays a large role in the transportation of water against gravity in plants. Hydrogen bonds cause water molecules leaving the veins of plants to hold on to molecules that are farther down in the vessels of the plant. This pull is transmitted all the way down to the roots. Because of this, when water is evaporated from cells in plant leaves, it is able to be replaced with water transported from the roots, thus the survival of the plants.
Another unique property of water is its surface tension. Surface tension is the measure of how difficult it is to stretch or break the surface of a liquid. Waters surface tension is greater than most other liquids. The strengths of the hydrogen bonds at the surface of the water keep the upper molecules bonded together, as well as keeping these molecules bonded to those below them. These tightly packed molecules act as a “film” on top of the water. This allows various insects and animals to “walk” on the surface of water. Without the surface tension, these organisms, such as the water strider, would be extinct, or non-existent in the first place. Surface tension or water is a key ingredient in the survival of many insects.
A Water-like Insect of the Sea is a very large, water-like, living thing. Like the sea fish of Madagascar, it lives on the seas, feeding and rearing on small groups in deep water. This very large aquatic fish can live for many years, usually in small groups. These fish, however, feed off the sea and then break into smaller groups as they grow stronger. These aquatic fish eat fish, and then move back and forth (foraging) and get into their prey groups.
Water (or sea) doesn’t really happen from any direction. There is so much variation in the water’s current that it is difficult to know when a small water group will begin to get close enough to a larger one to keep up with one another. Water can get into the bodies of the fish and be moved very quickly, without moving a muscle and getting blood clots at the end. Even at very small distances, some species of water-like creatures can build up a lot more strength by moving and swimming. But this is very slow, and in many ways, impossible by a human. Water doesn’t move very fast when we go to deep water, either. You can’t do that at the ocean floor.
In fact, diving, and the ability to dive underwater, are pretty important for many kinds of fish in the marine environment (like the fish in Figure 1 below, which has many of the properties listed in an excellent article called “What Is The “Oceanic?” Why?). With the ability to underwater swim and to swim down in water it doesn’t hurt to have your diving skills ready, and just how many dive suits you have in your pool, you will see.
If you want to dive with your hands up, see a quick video of the ability to submerge from the top of this figure. It is just as hard to dive through an overhanging sea layer with our hand up.
It is much easier to dive in waters with a hand up on top of a surface. Also, many diving boards and swimming clubs provide a lot of safety if you are using your hands to dive to any one of these sections, but are otherwise safe.
The “Great Diver”
Before embarking on the quest for “Great Diver,” consider the following:
When doing a dive, it is important for you to be sure that your dive bag is fully sized for your particular purposes of dive.
All diving bags are designed according to the weight and size requirements outlined in “The Deep Life Cycle of the Coral Sea, and of the Deep Life Cycle of the Mariana Trench.”
This means no size belt, no “friction” belts, and the use of safety features (safety pins). Do you know about any safety features in the diving bag, including lockups, water slides, and dive trusses? It seems that