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This lecture covers the essential compound water, exploring its physical, electrical, and chemical properties, as well as its role as a solvent. It delves into the importance of water for life, the human body's water content, water resources, and the impact of water scarcity. The lecture also discusses the paradoxes and ambiguities of water, its states (solid, liquid, gas), density variations, electrical properties, surface tension, and viscosity. Furthermore, it explains the water's high heat capacity, tension, and its role in various phenomena like the formation of ice, tension surface, and the behavior of water in different conditions.