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Which one of the following choices is not a function of water?

Acarrying food through the digestive system
Btransporting nutrients to cells and tissues
Cserving as a shock absorber and cleaning agent
Dproviding caloric energy in the body

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JcAlmighty

The answer is d. providing caloric energy in the body.

Through the process of elimination, the function of water is not to provide caloric energy in the body. The gram calory (cal) is the amount of energy that is needed to raise the temperature of water by 1°C. The energy is released in the chemical reactions. However, water has no enough energy to raise the temperature to itself. Oxygen and hydrogen atoms in the molecule of water are connected by hydrogen bonds which are much weaker than covalent or ionic bonds.  Thus, by breaking hydrogen bonds the small amount of energy is released.

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providing caloric energy in the body.

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