Which of the following is correct about the properties of water? Three of the qualified choices could serve as correct answers to the question It is an amphipathic molecule (Two of the qualified choices could serve as correct answers to the question) Its molecules are cohesive None of the qualified choices could serve as correct answers to the question It is an ambivalent molecule It is an asymmetric polar solvent amino a It demonstrates temperature-stabilizing capacities It is covalently linked with other water molecules by hydrogen bonds

Which of the following is correct about the properties of water? Three of the qualified choices could serve as correct answers to the question It is an amphipathic molecule (Two of the qualified choices could serve as correct answers to the question) Its molecules are cohesive None of the qualified choices could serve as correct answers to the question It is an ambivalent molecule It is an asymmetric polar solvent amino a It demonstrates temperature-stabilizing capacities It is covalently linked with other water molecules by hydrogen bonds

BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)

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Chapter2: Life's Chemical Basis

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