Biological Molecules and Biochemical Processes (BPM397)

Biological Molecules and Biochemical Processes l3 for applied sciences Last document update:   ago

Water Water is a small, simple molecule consisting of 2 Hydrogen atoms and an oxygen atom (H2O) which are bonded together with a covalent bond, meaning they share their electrons to create a strong electrostatic attraction. The charges of the atoms in water are partial as you can see in the diagram, the delta symbol in front of the + and -. This is because the electrons are not shared evenly because oxygen is more electronegative than hydrogen, therefore oxygen has a greater pull on the e...