One 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......
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