Here you will learn about the properties of water. You will also discover the many structures and functions of inorganic compounds, such as water, and organic compounds—the compounds that make up living things.

In this chapter, you will: describe the nature of mixtures, solutions, and suspensions define acids, bases, neutralization, and pH scale explain the importance of polymerization identify the four groups of organic compounds found in living things explain how enzymes work and why they are important to living things