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Names | |||
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Preferred IUPAC name
Water | |||
Systematic IUPAC name
Oxidane (not in common use)[3] | |||
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3587155 | |||
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EC Number |
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117 | |||
KEGG | |||
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Properties | |||
H 2O | |||
Molar mass | 18.01528(33) g/mol | ||
Appearance | Almost colorless or white crystalline solid, almost colorless liquid, with a hint of blue, colorless gas[4] | ||
Odor | Odorless | ||
Density | |||
Melting point | 0.00 °C (32.00 °F; 273.15 K) [b] | ||
Boiling point | 99.98 °C (211.96 °F; 373.13 K)[17][b] | ||
Solubility | Poorly soluble in haloalkanes, aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, ethers.[8] Improved solubility in carboxylates, alcohols, ketones, amines. Miscible with methanol, ethanol, propanol, isopropanol, acetone, glycerol, 1,4-dioxane, tetrahydrofuran, sulfolane, acetaldehyde, dimethylformamide, dimethoxyethane, dimethyl sulfoxide, acetonitrile. Partially miscible with diethyl ether, methyl ethyl ketone, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, bromine. | ||
Vapor pressure | 3.1690 kilopascals or 0.031276 atm at 25 °C[9] | ||
Acidity (pKa) | 13.995[10][11][a] | ||
Basicity (pKb) | 13.995 | ||
Conjugate acid | Hydronium H3O+ (pKa = 0) | ||
Conjugate base | Hydroxide OH– (pKb = 0) | ||
Thermal conductivity | 0.6065 W/(m·K)[14] | ||
Refractive index (nD)
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1.3330 (20 °C)[15] | ||
Viscosity | 0.890 mPa·s (0.890 cP)[16] | ||
Structure | |||
Hexagonal | |||
C2v | |||
Bent | |||
1.8546 D[18] | |||
Thermochemistry | |||
Heat capacity (C)
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75.385 ± 0.05 J/(mol·K)[17] | ||
Std molar
entropy (S⦵298) |
69.95 ± 0.03 J/(mol·K)[17] | ||
Std enthalpy of
formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
−285.83 ± 0.04 kJ/mol[8][17] | ||
Gibbs free energy (ΔfG⦵)
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−237.24 kJ/mol[8] | ||
Hazards | |||
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |||
Main hazards
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Drowning Avalanche (as snow) Water intoxication | ||
NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |||
Flash point | Non-flammable | ||
Safety data sheet (SDS) | SDS | ||
Related compounds | |||
Other anions
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Supplementary data page | |||
Water (data page) | |||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Water (H2O) is a polar inorganic compound that is at room temperature a tasteless and odorless liquid, which is nearly colorless apart from an inherent hint of blue. It is by far the most studied chemical compound[20] and is described as the "universal solvent"[21] and the "solvent of life".[22] It is the most abundant substance on the surface of Earth[23] and the only common substance to exist as a solid, liquid, and gas on Earth's surface.[24] It is also the third most abundant molecule in the universe (behind molecular hydrogen and carbon monoxide).[23]
Water molecules form hydrogen bonds with each other and are strongly polar. This polarity allows it to dissociate ions in salts and bond to other polar substances such as alcohols and acids, thus dissolving them. Its hydrogen bonding causes its many unique properties, such as having a solid form less dense than its liquid form, a relatively high boiling point of 100 °C for its molar mass, and a high heat capacity.
Water is amphoteric, meaning that it can exhibit properties of an acid or a base, depending on the pH of the solution that it is in; it readily produces both H+
and OH−
ions.[c] Related to its amphoteric character, it undergoes self-ionization. The product of the activities, or approximately, the concentrations of H+
and OH−
is a constant, so their respective concentrations are inversely proportional to each other.[25]
Sometimes these compounds have generic or common names (e.g., H2O is "water") and they also have systematic names (e.g., H2O, dihydrogen monoxide).
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