... a solvent which most substances in the body dissolve in and whithin a water solution they can move around and take part in reactions in the presence of enzymes. Along with keeping our bodies in great shape water also very important for body temperature regulation. Temperature regulation is what prevents body tempurature from fluctuating too rapidly and it is due to water's high specific heat capacity that this is effectivly done. Specific heat is the amount of energy required to change the temperature of a substance, because water has a high capacity of this it needs a lot of heat energy to raise its tempurature and retains heat well. Water needs large amounts of energy to turn it from liquid to vapour form. this meaning that it does not evaporate very easily, however when it does, it absorbes alot of energy from its surroundings and is the reason why sweating ...

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