Water Does Something Very Weird When It Gets Trapped in Tiny Holes
5th August 2024
Don’t let water’s apparent simplicity fool you. Inside every molecule there’s a single oxygen bullying its hydrogen sidekicks for more than its fair share of electron time, creating an imbalance in charge referred to as a dipole.
This imbalance gives water its mix of unusual properties, allowing it to loosely stick together in ways that account for surface tension, or to spread out in a wide variety of formations as it freezes into ice.