Question

If water were a nonpelar melecule, how would ite properties be different

Answer 1

Properties of water if it were a nonpelar melecule:

• If water were a non-polar molecule it would lose most of its properties that make it unique and necessary for life.

• First it will lose hydrogen bonding, which is a bonding between a hydrogen in one molecule and electronegative element in another molecule.

• There will be no repulsion between molecules as they get closer if water was a non-polar molecule.

• Water would no longer be a universal solvent; it would be incapable of dissolving other molecules. If there is no hydrogen bonding then there is no surface tension too.