• starman2112@sh.itjust.works
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    19 days ago

    A water molecule (singular) can’t be in a liquid state. Water molecules (plural) can be in a liquid state. It’s important to be precise with our language here

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      A single water molecule cannot physically touch enough other water molecules for them to be considered liquid. It can touch water molecules which touch other water molecules, in aggregate making them a liquid, but that makes the water molecule itself part of the liquid, which means it cannot be wet.