How is the molecular structure of water significant to the transport of water in plants?
The chemical formula of water is H2Oi.e.a molecule of water is made up of one atom of oxygen and two atoms of hydrogen. The hydrogen atoms are connected with oxygen atoms by covalent bonds. The angle between the two hydrogen atoms of water molecule is about 104.5 degree instead of 180 degree.The oxygen atom attracts electron to a greater extent than do the hydrogen atoms.Also oxygen end of water comes to have a small partial negative charge while the end bearing hydrogen atoms have a very small partial positive charge which makes water molecule a dipole condition.Further both oxygen and hydrogen ends of water molecules behave as a sticky ends.The slightly negative charge of the oxygen atoms attracts the very slightly positively charged hydrogen atoms of some other water molecules therefore each and every molecules of water they never separate out to each other which help a lot in the conduction of it within the plant body..
