Why Is Water Considered an Unusual Molecule

question 63

Multiple Choice

Why is water considered an unusual molecule?

• A)No molecule of similar size is a liquid at room temperature.
• B)No molecule of similar size has as high a boiling point.
• C)Water can dissolve many polar and ionic compounds.
• D)Water expands upon freezing.
• E)all of the above

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Definitions:

Biodiversity

The variety and variability of life forms within a given ecosystem, region, or the entire Earth, encompassing species diversity, genetic diversity, and ecosystem diversity.

Ecosystems

Complex networks of different organisms interacting with each other and their environment within a particular area.

Photosynthesizes

The act or process by which an organism that contains chlorophyll, such as a green plant, produces organic matter from carbon dioxide and water in the presence of sunlight.

Supergroup

In the context of biology, a high-level taxonomic category above the level of kingdom, used to classify life in a broad scale; or, in other contexts, a term for a highly successful musical collaboration.