Science Enhanced S&S Biology - Virginia Department of ...

the specific heat of water (1 cal/goC or 4.19 J/goC), the heat of fusion of water (80 cal/g or 335 J/g) that water dissolves ionic substances to disassociate ions, dissolves ionizable polar covalent bonds to form ions, and dissolves nonpolar covalent bonded substances to form nonconducting solutions, and that water can act as a dispersal medium ... ................
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