Discuss in detail the role that is played by water’s polarity in biological systems and living organisms
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Oxygen is more electronegative, pulling the shared electrons closer to itself, creating a partial negative charge (δ-) on the oxygen atom and partial positive charges (δ+) on the hydrogen atoms. This uneven distribution of charge makes water a dipole with a Show more…
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