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== Description / Specifications ==
 
== Description / Specifications ==
Its chemical formula is H2O, meaning that its molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms, that are connected by covalent bonds. Water strictly refers to the liquid state of that substance, that prevails at standard ambient temperature and pressure; but it often refers also to its solid state (ice) or its gaseous state (steam or water vapor). It also occurs in nature as snow, glaciers, ice packs and icebergs, clouds, fog, dew, aquifers, and atmospheric humidity.
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Its chemical formula is H<sub><small>2</small></sub>O, meaning that its molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms, that are connected by covalent bonds. Water strictly refers to the liquid state of that substance, that prevails at standard ambient [[Celsius|temperature]] and [[Atmosphere (metric)|pressure]]; but it often refers also to its solid state (ice) or its gaseous state (steam or water vapor). It also occurs in nature as snow, glaciers, ice packs and icebergs, clouds, fog, dew, aquifers, and atmospheric humidity.
  
 
== History & Background / Dossier ==
 
== History & Background / Dossier ==
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The freezing and boiling points of water form the benchmarks for the [[Celsius]] Scale, an [[Third Imperium|Imperial]][[metric]] that measures temperature.
* Refer to hab zone and life.
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* Refer to [[Hab zone]] and [[Life]].
 
* Superionic water.
 
* Superionic water.
  

Revision as of 09:06, 1 March 2019

Water is a transparent and nearly colorless chemical substance that is the main constituent of a life-bearing planet's streams, lakes, and oceans, and the fluids of most living organisms.

Description / Specifications

Its chemical formula is H2O, meaning that its molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms, that are connected by covalent bonds. Water strictly refers to the liquid state of that substance, that prevails at standard ambient temperature and pressure; but it often refers also to its solid state (ice) or its gaseous state (steam or water vapor). It also occurs in nature as snow, glaciers, ice packs and icebergs, clouds, fog, dew, aquifers, and atmospheric humidity.

History & Background / Dossier

The freezing and boiling points of water form the benchmarks for the Celsius Scale, an Imperialmetric that measures temperature.

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