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Living things are over 70% water. This is central to life of earth. Explain how the structure of water directly relates to its role at the solvent of life. Include in your discussion the geometry and shape of the water molecule, the approximate angle formed within and why this angle forms, how water molecules interact with each other, and how this directly relates to its role as the principle component in living things. Also include in your description why the ability of the water molecule to ionize is important to living processes, as well as what role structured water plays in a cell. Would living things be able to be composed of 70% sand? Why or why not? Does this design of water as the perfect solvent of life speak to an all-knowing God as the creator and designer of all living things?

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