Water has many unique properties that make it force that sustains life in this world.
A nice scientific explanation of its dozens of unique properties can be found at Dr. Michael Pidwirny & Scott Jones University of British Columbia's physical geography website and UC Davis ChemWiki. YouTube is full of student and serious research photos as well.
For a quick demonstration, these everyday videos highlight two of the commonly known properties of water.
Water is a Universal Solvent
Water can dissolve the most substances i.e. solids and liquids.
Water has Surface Tension
Water molecules are cohesive towards themselves and can create an elastic like layer on the surface of water as they pull themselves inwards in the form of a sphere. Surface tension enables some solid objects, denser than water to float and sometimes stride on the surface.
A nice scientific explanation of its dozens of unique properties can be found at Dr. Michael Pidwirny & Scott Jones University of British Columbia's physical geography website and UC Davis ChemWiki. YouTube is full of student and serious research photos as well.
For a quick demonstration, these everyday videos highlight two of the commonly known properties of water.
Water is a Universal Solvent
Water can dissolve the most substances i.e. solids and liquids.
Water has Surface Tension
Water molecules are cohesive towards themselves and can create an elastic like layer on the surface of water as they pull themselves inwards in the form of a sphere. Surface tension enables some solid objects, denser than water to float and sometimes stride on the surface.
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