Water Facts

Water is a dipole molecule

Riverkeeper — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 11:07:20 GMT

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Water is a dipole molecule

Water is a dipole molecule meaning that is it kinda has a north and south.

Water is a dipole molecule

Riverkeeper — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 11:06:39 GMT

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Water is a dipole molecule meaning that is kinda has a north and south.

Water dissolves more substances than any other liquid. Wherever it travels, water carries chemicals, minerals, and nutrients with it.

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Water dissolves more substances than any other liquid. Wherever it travels, water carries chemicals, minerals, and nutrients with it.

Pure water

Riverkeeper — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:20:48 GMT

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Pure water (solely hydrogen and oxygen atoms) has a neutral pH of 7, which is neither acidic nor basic

Daily recommended amount of water

Riverkeeper — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 09:00:52 GMT

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While the daily recommended amount of water is eight cups per day, not all of this water must be consumed in the liquid form. Nearly every food or drink item provides some water to the body.

Drinking too much water

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Drinking too much water too quickly can lead to water intoxication. Water intoxication occurs when water dilutes the sodium level in the bloodstream and causes an imbalance of water in the brain.

Water correlation

Riverkeeper — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 04:28:10 GMT

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Approximately 70% of the earth's surface is covered by water.

Approximately 70% of a human's body is comprised of water.

A healthy person

Riverkeeper — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 04:24:52 GMT

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A healthy person can drink about three gallons (48 cups) of water per day.

Infant’s body weight

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At birth, water accounts for approximately 80 percent of an infant’s body weight.

What Are the Elements in the Human Body?

Riverkeeper — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:15:47 GMT

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What Are the Elements in the Human Body?

Most of the human body is made up of water, H₂O, with cells consisting of 65-90% water by weight. Therefore, it isn't surprising that most of a human body's mass is oxygen. Carbon, the basic unit for organic molecules, comes in second. 99% of the mass of the human body is made up of just six elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus.

Oxygen (65%)
Carbon (18%)
Hydrogen (10%)
Nitrogen (3%)
Calcium (1.5%)
Phosphorus (1.0%)
Potassium (0.35%)
Sulfur (0.25%)
Sodium (0.15%)
Magnesium (0.05%)
Copper, Zinc, Selenium, Molybdenum, Fluorine, Chlorine, Iodine, Manganese, Cobalt, Iron (0.70%)
Lithium, Strontium, Aluminum, Silicon, Lead, Vanadium, Arsenic, Bromine (trace amounts)

Reference: H. A. Harper, V. W. Rodwell, P. A. Mayes, Review of Physiological Chemistry, 16th ed., Lange Medical Publications, Los Altos, California 1977

What Are the Elements in the Human Body?

Riverkeeper — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:18:15 GMT

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Oxygen (65%)
Carbon (18%)
Hydrogen (10%)
Nitrogen (3%)
Calcium (1.5%)
Phosphorus (1.0%)
Potassium (0.35%)
Sulfur (0.25%)
Sodium (0.15%)
Magnesium (0.05%)
Copper, Zinc, Selenium, Molybdenum, Fluorine, Chlorine, Iodine, Manganese, Cobalt, Iron (0.70%)
Lithium, Strontium, Aluminum, Silicon, Lead, Vanadium, Arsenic, Bromine (trace amounts)

Reference: H. A. Harper, V. W. Rodwell, P. A. Mayes, Review of Physiological Chemistry, 16th ed., Lange Medical Publications, Los Altos, California 1977