Water: Properties and Solvent

This lecture explores the multiple facets of water, an essential compound for life, discussing its paradoxes, physical and electrical properties, and chemical characteristics. It covers water as a solvent, including its solubility, miscibility, and the formation of solutions, suspensions, and colloids. The lecture also delves into the concept of hydration spheres, the product of solubility, and the influence of temperature on solubility. Additionally, it examines the dissolution, hydration, and complexation processes in water, as well as the solubility of proteins in water and the effects of pH and ionic strength. The properties of solvents in the presence of solutes and the colligative properties of solutions are also discussed.