Unusual Properties Of Water : Chemists have long accepted water as a marvellous substance, unique and unusual, that one would not at first sight expect from a small molecule like H2O That is why chemical engineer Pablo Debenedetti and collaborators at three other institutions were surprised to find a highly simplified model molecule that behaves in much the same way as water, a discovery that upends long-held beliefs about what makes water so special the team discovered that in water, when one hydrogen atom serves as a reducer and the hydroxide (OH) serves as an oxidizer, the atoms act as a dynamic team that transports oxygen between reaction centers.
Dry dense air also slows a race car. But as high speed is a mandatory requirement, race cars are designed to take advantage of the drag produced by different weather conditions. Simply speaking, the Indy 500 cars are designed to accept the drag to better hug the track i.e. make the drag push the car onto the track. In real water, these special behaviors are thought to arise from water’s structure -- two hydrogen atoms attached to an oxygen atom. The arrangement of electrical charges causes water molecules to twist and stick to each other in complex ways.
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