Anatomy & Physiology · Chapter 2

Water — the Solvent of Life

Your body is about 60% water, and water's quirks make life possible. It all traces back to one thing: water is polar — lopsided in charge. Explore what that buys you.

Polarity

Water's polaritya lopsided molecule

Water's superpowers

📷 Reference image
A real labeled figure to compare with the interactive above.
Water — the Solvent of Life reference figure
Water — the Solvent of Life — OpenStax, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)