Re: Figure this out
- Subject: Re: Figure this out
- From: M* a* V* B* <v*@mcn.org>
- Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:54:18 -0800
> 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
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> 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
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> On Jan 26, 2010, at 5:15 AM, Steve Haberman wrote:
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>> 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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