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Water and Health - Water - What is it Made Of?

Everybody knows that water is foundation of life, without it life would cease to exist, it reallt does affect your health. Life began in water, and it is water that still contains the world's most ancient life forms, single cell organisms. We have all been taught from an early age, that most of the planet and most of your body is water. A healthy human body can survive for a few weeks without food, but the body will die within a few days of not having water. So what is water? We all know that water is hydrogen and oxygen molecules, but most of us don't really know what water is really made of and the benefits to our health.

Water is made up of a covalent bond between two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. Its chemical formula is H2O. Water is made of a polar molecule that is known by scientists as a dipole. It is called a polar molecule because the electro negativity of oxygen is higher that that of hydrogen and the difference in the charge is called dipole. It is the interaction between the molecules of the dipole that cause the force of net attraction, which is how the hydrogen and oxygen stick to each other. It is also made up of a hydrogen bond.

A hydrogen bond is a type of bond that exists between an electronegative atom and a hydrogen atom that is already bonded to another electronegative atom. A hydrogen bond is usually stronger that the van der waals forces but it is not as strong as covalent, metallic or ionic bonds.

Water is more than just a chemical compound, or a fluid that helps to keep us healthy, it has many physical properties as well.

Water is always on the move. The idea of "still water" is a misnomer as the molecules that make up water cause it to move constantly. It is also the only natural element found on earth that can exist in all three states, liquid, solid and gas.

Waters solid form, ice, is not as dense as water's liquid form and this is why ice floats on the top of water.

Water can absorb a lot of heat before it will start to get hot, Its high heat index is what helps to regulate the temperature of the world's air, which is why the seasons change slowly, especially close to the world's oceans.

The surface tension of water is extremely high. It is both elastic and sticky and it is more likely to stick together to form drops that it is to spread out and form a film. It is this surface tension that creates capillary action. Capillary action is how water moves through roots and blood vessels.

At thirty two degrees Fahrenheit, water weights almost sixty two and a half pounds per cubic foot. At one hundred degrees Fahrenheit, water weights almost sixty two pounds per cubic foot.

Water is almost certainly one of the most resourceful substances in the universe. It can help create life, maintain life as well as keeping the plants working correctly.