Re: Figure this out
- Subject: Re: Figure this out
- From: m* <m*@bellsouth.net>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:24:55 -0800 (PST)
Actually the oxygen is electronegative and the hydrogens have the slight positive charge due to the oxygen attracting the electrons; this creates the polarity. And just for fun, there are many forms of ice some of which are more dense than liquid water and thus sink. But the most common form of ice is what we see in our drinks.
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From: Diane Goodwin <av8ricks@yahoo.com>
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Sent: Tue, January 26, 2010 1:32:41 PM
Subject: Re: Figure this out
It's because of the shape of the water molecule so the oxygen molecule at one end creates a slight positive charge and the hydrogen at the other end creates the slight negative charge. As water molecules slow down (in the freezing process they align based on their charges. It's why as water freezes it expands and ice floats.
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From: Kathie Morgan <fishrap@att.net>
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Sent: Tue, January 26, 2010 12:13:21 PM
Subject: Figure this out
On Jan 26, 2010, at 5:15 AM, Steve Haberman wrote:
>
> I was actually pondering why water is a polar molecule. If water was a not a
> polar molecule, would ponds and lakes freeze from the bottom up? If so, I
> believe aquatic (and therefore, all) life would cease to exist.
> Sorry, I digress....it has been a long winter with plenty of time to ponder.
>
> Steve Haberman
>>
>> My theory is that were it a bipolar molecule, it would hear voices telling it to freeze from the bottom up, and all life would cease except for cucumber beetles.
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