Water : a matrix of life / Felix Franks.
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK :
Royal Society of Chemistry,
[2000]
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Series: | RSC paperbacks.
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Table of Contents:
- Origin and distribution of water in the ecosphere : water and prehistoric life
- Structure of the water molecule and the nature of the hydrogen bond in water
- Physical properties of liquid water
- Crystalline water
- The structure of liquid water
- Aqueous solutions of "simple" molecules
- Aqueous solutions of electrolytes
- Aqueous solutions of polar molecules
- Chemical reactions in aqueous solutions
- Hydration and the molecules of life
- Water in the chemistry and physics of life
- "Unstable" water
- Supersaturated and solid aqueous solutions
- Water availability, usage and quality
- Economics and politics
- Summary and prognosis.