Water and life
Subtitle: life in water and water in life
By: Arieh Ben-Naim, Zvi Kirson, José Angel Sordo
Contributors: Kirson, Zvi, author; Sordo, José Angel, author
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Singapore; Hackensack, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9789811225505; 9789811226281
Subjects: Water; Water chemistry; Composition; Life (Biology); Eau; Chimie; Vie (Biologie)
Description: "This book is unique in presenting all aspects of water. It includes discussion of the theory of a water molecule, its properties, both in the pure state and as a solvent. In particular, it emphasizes the relevance of water to life. Water is the most important liquid. It is also a vital component of all living systems. It has very unusual properties which makes it the most interesting for research and study" -- provided by the publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Acknowledgements; title: Chapter 1. Introduction: properties and importance of water; title: Chapter 2. Water molecule: structure and interaction; title: Chapter 3. The unique and outstanding properties of water; title: Chapter 4. Role of water in some fundamental processes; title: Chapter 5. Water resources and their vital role in survival of civilizations - then and now; title: Appendix A. Photosynthesis; title: Appendix B. Solvation of changed particles; title: Appendix C. Tides; title: Appendix D. Dielectric properties of water; title: References and suggested reading; title: Index.