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# Introduction to Water

Water is one of the most essential substances on Earth, covering about 71% of the planet's surface and making up approximately 60% of the human body. It is a simple molecule with profound implications for life, chemistry, physics, and the environment. This explanation delves into water's properties, roles, and significance, structured for clarity. While a full 3000-word treatise could explore every nuance, we'll cover key aspects comprehensively yet concisely, aiming for depth without excess.

## Chemical Composition and Structure

Water's chemical formula is H₂O, consisting of two hydrogen atoms bonded to one oxygen atom. This structure is deceptively simple but underlies its unique behavior.

### Molecular Bonding
- **Covalent Bonds**: The oxygen atom shares electrons with two hydrogen atoms, forming polar covalent bonds. Oxygen is more electronegative, pulling electrons closer, creating a partial negative charge on oxygen and partial positive charges on hydrogen.
- **Hydrogen Bonding**: The polarity enables hydrogen bonds—weak attractions between the hydrogen of one molecule and the oxygen of another. These bonds are crucial for water's high boiling point (100°C at sea level) compared to similar molecules like methane (CH₄, boiling point -161°C). Without hydrogen bonding, water would boil at around -80°C, making life as we know it impossible.

### Isotopes and Variants
- Water exists in isotopic forms: H₂O (protium), D₂O (deuterium oxide, or heavy water), and T₂O (tritium oxide). Deuterium, with a neutron in its nucleus, makes D₂O denser and slightly toxic in large amounts, used in nuclear reactors as a moderator.
- Exotic forms include ortho- and para-water, differing in hydrogen spin orientations, affecting properties at low temperatures.

## Physical Properties

Water's physical characteristics stem from its molecular structure, making it anomalous compared to other liquids.

### Density and States
- **Solid State (Ice)**: Water expands upon freezing, with ice being less dense than liquid water (density 0.917 g/cm³ vs. 1.00 g/cm³). This is due to hydrogen bonding forming an open lattice structure. Ice floats on water, insulating aquatic ecosystems and preventing lakes from freezing solid.
- **Liquid State**: At room temperature, water is a fluid with high

1. solutions

2. SOLUTION A homogenous mixture of two or more substances. The main components of a solution are solute and solvent .

3. SOLUTION Solute – the substance that gets dissolved to form a solution. Solvent – the substance that does the dissolving .

4. SOLUTION Solute Uniformly distributed throughout the solvent after dissolving. Not visible to the naked eye. Cannot be separated from the solution by simple filtration. The solute can be solid, liquid, or gas, and it will be in the same phase as the solvent in the solution.

5. SOLUTION Solvent Present in a larger amount than the solute in a solution. Can be polar or nonpolar. Polar solvents dissolve polar solutes, and nonpolar solvents dissolve nonpolar solutes. This is often referred to as “like dissolves like”.

6. Types of solutions Depending upon the dissolution of the solute in the solvent. A supersaturated solution comprises a large amount of solute at a temperature wherein it will be reduced, as a result the extra solute will crystallize quickly. An unsaturated solution is a solution in which a solvent is capable of dissolving any more solute at a given temperature. A saturated solution can be defined as a solution in which a solvent is not capable of dissolving any more solute at a given temperature.

7. Types of solutions Depending on whether the solvent is water or not. Aqueous solution – When a solute is dissolved in water the solution is called an aqueous solution. Eg , salt in water, sugar in water and copper sulfate in water. Non-aqueous solution – When a solute is dissolved in a solvent other than water, it is called a non-aqueous solution. Eg , iodine in carbon tetrachloride, Sulphur in carbon disulfide, phosphorus in ethyl alcohol. Depends on the amount of solute added to the solvent. A dilute solution contains a small amount of solute in a large amount of solvent. A concentrated solution is a solution that contains a relatively large amount of solute dissolved in a given amount of solvent. It’s a solution where the solute is packed in tightly.

8. Solute Solvent Solution Examples Gas Gas Gas Air, mixture of H ₂ and He in weather balloons. Gas Liquid Liquid Oxygen in water, CO ₂ in water (Carbonated drinks) Gas Solid Solid Hydrogen in palladium Liquid Gas Gas Mist, fog, liquid air pollution Liquid Liquid Liquid Alcohol in water, vinegar Liquid Solid Solid Butter, cheese, amalgam(Hg in water) Solid Gas Gas Platinum in hydrogen gas Solid Liquid Liquid Sugar in water Solid Solid Solid Metal alloys (brass, bronze)

9. Energy in solution formation

10. Factors affecting solubility

11. solubility Refers to the maximum quantity of solute that can dissolve in a given quantity of solvent at a given temperature.

12. Factors affecting solubility Temperature Pressure Polarity Molecular size

13. TEMPERATURE

14. TEMPERATURE Solubility increases with temperature for most solids dissolved in liquid water. This is because higher temperatures increase the vibration or kinetic energy of the solute molecules. Solute molecules are held together by intermolecular attractions. The increased kinetic energy weakens the intermolecular attractions, making it easier for the solvent molecules to break up the solute molecules, causing them to dissolve more readily. Temperature affects gas solubility differently. Solubility of a gas in water decreases with increasing temperature. Gas bubbles come out because gas molecules gain more energy as water is heated.

15. PRESSURE

16. PRESSURE An increase in pressure makes the gas molecules in the solute compress, thus creating more room for additional gas molecules. This results in a high solubility rate of gas in the liquid. Therefore, as pressure increases, the solubility of gases in liquid also increases. The effect of pressure on the solubility of solid and liquid is negligible.

17. POLARITY

18. POLARITY In most cases, polar solute will dissolve in a polar solvent while a nonpolar solute will dissolve a nonpolar solvent. Polar solutes will not dissolve in a nonpolar solvent and vice versa. The reason fat does not dissolve in water is because fats are nonpolar and water is polar.

19. MOLECULAR SIZE

20. MOLECULAR SIZE Solubility decreases as the molecular size increases . The larger the size of molecules in a solute, the more difficult it is for solvent molecules to wrap around them in order to dissolve them. On the other hand, solvent molecules wrap around molecules of smaller size more easily, increasing the solubility of the substance . In general, under the same temperature and pressure conditions, solutes with smaller particles are more soluble than solutes with larger particles. Changing the temperature and pressure can change the solubility of the substance.