Question

What are two properties of water, in comparison to other liquids, that make it ideal as a reservoir in which organic self-assembly could occur?

Answer 1

1. Heat of vaporization: Due to the presence of hydrogen bonding the heat of vaporization is much larger than heat of fusion. This is very important property from physiology perspective as humans/animals cannot easily loose water from their body and survives.

2. density: Water density decreases upon freezing, but it will have a maximum density at 4 ^oC (3.98 ^oC accurately), so that ice will float on water making water livings are safe. Water also has higher capacity of dissolving oxygen gas makes it more friendly to aquatic animals like fish.

If you are more interested/enthusiastic person to know more please visit following journal dedicated to water "Biological properties of water"

https://www.ems.psu.edu/~vogler/pdfs/Bioprophoh.PDF

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