The Amazing Molecule!

By Rhiannonw

Fri, 16 Dec 2022
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Surprising simple structure
bafflingly suitable
properties unusual
medium essential
for living cells
for transportations
and chemical reactions
remarkable bipolar solvent
attracts into solution
so many different types of substances,
and lighter when frozen
 – to the advantage of winter pond-life:
freezes at the surface leaving
the lower water still liquid:
but don’t stand on that ice until you know it’s
thick enough, tough enough!

But how is there so much on earth?
no sensible scientific explanation
other than placed here at supernatural creation.

[IP: use earth, fire, water or air]

https://www.abctales.com/story/rhiannonw/where-did-all-our-water-come

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Comments

Submitted by Tom Brown on

Amazing! And the atomic weight of oxygen is 16? The molecule is as if designed to purpose for a start life (as we known) is impossible without water.

See you Rhiannon! Tom

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks, Tom. Yes, there is so much puzzlement about the wonder of water's suitableness to life, and that is why I put this in my 'Grand Designs' collection. We see how all things were creatied with similarities of design and differences, but all needing the medium of water! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

I liked this very much, all the information in a torrent! You express how precious,special it is, in the universe, really well. Only, please say what does bipolar solvent mean?

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks, Di. I'm glad you felt the information came in a torrent! – I gathered thoughts together, and realised I needed to work on it to make it something compact, interesting and catchy to read, and be an introduction to some of the facts.

'Bipolar solvent' means that because of its shape the molecule is more positive one side, and more negative the other side. I think this is because the hydrogen's electrons are attracted to fill the outer shell for electrons on the oxygen molecule. The effect links the molecules together somewhat, and each side is attracted to different things to dissolve in it, and eg breaking apart the Sodium chloride (salt) into its seperate charged ions (sodium ion is positive, chloride is negative and in salt they are attracted together), each attracted to a different side of the water molecules. Hope that's fairly clear. I'm not well up on it! Rhianno

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

I didn't know that. It is clearer, thankyou, but will need to read your explanation a few more times :0) 

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

!smiley you may find it clearer somewhere else! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Tom Brown on

Carbon is just as crucial to life and just as amazing, although there is speculation on slilicon based life forms the atoms of very the same geometry and amount of atomic bonds, that is four. Very unlikely though. Carbon even has it's own branch, organic chemistry.

Sorry my terminlogy is rusted and I don't have your knowledge of chemistry. Hope you had a good 16.

Have a great week Rhiannon! Then Christmas! Tom

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks, Tom. I hope all is well with you despite electricity problems?

Yes, carbon is so suitable for the basis of living molecules. Biochemistry design all amazing, and pointing to  a Designer! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Tom Brown on

Yes

Electricity, what electricity?

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Oh, I thought your brother had commented on problems with electricity cuts down there. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by forest_for_ever on

A touch of the old covelant bonding perhaps.  Yes, water is one of the miracles we often overlook on this beautiful planet.

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

I think that is what causes polarisation without total ionisation isn't it? The properties of water are so useful and its structure simple and beautiful as you say, consistent with such a beautrful creation— though that is a bit marred for the present! Rhiannon