Mon 4 Aug, 2008 07:05 am - Here's a thought: the phrase "molecule of water" or "water molecule" doesn't mean a molecule which is (some) water. Rather it means "a molecule that typically... (view)
Thu 24 Jul, 2008 11:09 am - [quote="Kayyam"]Here let me rephrase the question in the more precise terms that our curious questioner probably meant:
Is a single molecule of water a liquid, solid or gas?
The... (view)
Wed 16 Jul, 2008 01:18 pm - [quote="raprap"]
Look! I can't really envision one molecule of water, alone held in space [...]
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Well the question is whether a molecule of H20 is water, so... (view)
Wed 16 Jul, 2008 08:35 am - [quote="ebrown_p"]
All of the definitions of "steam" that I can find assume a collection of molecules.
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Could you tell me some of those sources? Thanks! (view)
Wed 16 Jul, 2008 06:46 am - Thanks for the responses!
There's only one suggestion about my main question, though, and that is that a single H20 molecule is steam. No particular reasoning is offered for that... (view)
Mon 14 Jul, 2008 12:19 pm - I would like to know whether a single H2O molecule can be said to be a portion of water. I'm inclined to think it can't. Water is the sort of thing that can be frozen, or melted, or put... (view)
Mon 26 May, 2008 01:23 pm - [quote="Shapeless"]Could "water" and "ice" be substituted for "lumpy" and "statue"? Water and ice seem to present the same situation, unless there... (view)
Thu 22 May, 2008 10:18 am - [quote="boomerang"]Assuming the arguement is really about abortion.....[/quote]
Nah. Nothing that exciting. Just matter and objects. (view)
Thu 22 May, 2008 08:46 am - [quote="boomerang"]No. An acorn [i][b]might[/b][/i] be a tree, not [i][b]will[/b][/i] be a tree.[/quote]
I'd be happy if I could convince people that an acorn "might"... (view)
Wed 21 May, 2008 01:57 pm - [quote="boomerang"]Seriously, I'm just trying to follow along and get an idea of where you're coming from.
Let's take the acorn (the clay doesn't work for me... (view)
