The chemical properties of any element describes the way an element behaves when it interacts with other elements. A chemical compound is a substance of two or more elements that are joined by chemical bonds. Water is a chemical compound that is created when the element hydrogen reacts with the element oxygen.
Water is a unique and wonderful compound.
Wherever water goes, either through the ground or through our bodies, it takes along chemicals, minerals, and nutrients. It is neither acidic or basic. Water freezes at 32 degrees and boils and 212 degrees Fahrenheit. On the Celsius scale, water is the basis for all temperatures. Zero degrees on the Celsius scale is water's freezing point and 100 degrees is water's boiling point.