Explain how the properties of water, that are essential to living things, arise from the 
dipolar nature of water

a oxygen in water ‹slightly› negatively charged and hydrogens ‹slightly› positive b hydrogen bonding due to the dipolar naturec water molecules are cohesive due to hydrogen bondingd cohesion useful in xylem transport OR other application e hydrogen bonds with other structures, giving adhesive propertiesf adhesion of water to cellulose in cell walls OR other applicationg high boiling point due to cohesion/hydrogen bonding h water is liquid rather than a gas over the global temperature range OR other applicationi high latent heat of vaporisation as energy needed to break hydrogen bonds

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