Water Project

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Composition of the Water Molecule

Water molecules are tiny V shaped molecular structures with a molecular formula of H2O and a molecular diameter of 2 .75 E . Each water molecule is composed of two hydrogen atoms (a hydrogen molecule ) bonded with an oxygen atom . In the liquid state almost 80 of all the composite atoms are involved in bonding . However , there is always a constant exchange between water molecules as a result of protonation and deprotonation processes (Chaplin 2008

. A close observation of water molecules brings the realization that each molecule of water electrically attracts its neighboring water molecule . The extraordinary stickiness of water molecules is caused by the attraction between the two hydrogen atoms of one water molecules to the oxygen component of an adjacent water molecule . This process is often referred to as hydrogen bonding Assuming that this bonding was non existent , water molecules would boil or evaporate as a result of the constant thermal agitation process

Hydrogen atoms are positively charged while the oxygen atoms are negatively charged . This difference in charges is phenomenal of the type of bonding that occurs between the water charges . In the liquid state the hydrogen positive charges are attracted towards the negative oxygen charges of adjacent water molecules . Even though molecules in the liquid state possess abundant energy to maintain their fixed patterns , the great number of temporary hydrogen bonds formed between water molecules makes it a sticky fluid . Water is referred to...