Help Me Cleverites!

topic posted Mon, February 16, 2004 - 7:36 AM by  offlineJean Luc
What the heck does H20 stand for? I know it's water (duh) but what is the scientific name?
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Jean Luc
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    Mon, February 16, 2004 - 7:42 AM
    It's the molecular formula for water. Two atoms of hydrogen (H2) combined with 1 molecule of Oxygen (O) forms H20 or: Water
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      Mon, February 16, 2004 - 7:44 AM
      argh.

      I know that part. What I want to know is the scientific name for H20. Example. O3 is ozone. HO2 is hydrogen dioxide. Capice?
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        Mon, February 16, 2004 - 7:48 AM
        I dunno, dihyrdoxide, though don't quote on me on that, just a guess. H2O is water, there is no other scientific name for it. Probably because you hear the term water so much, it doesn't seem very scientific, but you can find me a piece of scientific literature that refers to H2O as dihydroxide or anything other than water, I'll personally shoot myself in the foot
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          Mon, February 16, 2004 - 7:51 AM
          I am afraid I have to go wit hthe Kandyman on this one. h2o IS the scientific term for water.
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          Mon, February 16, 2004 - 7:52 AM
          I haven't been able to find anything on it. And if I do I'm not going to share it if you're going to be shooting at body parts. But I'm assuming there has to be some scientific classification for it. I'm guessing Oxygen Hydride.
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            Mon, February 16, 2004 - 7:54 AM
            Son of a gun.

            "Water may be called oxygen hydride. Oxygen is a member of the sixth group, which also includes sulphur, selenium, tellurium, and polonium. The hydrides of all these elements have the same molecular pattern as the water molecule: H2S, H2Se, H2Te, and H2Po."

            I looked up my guess on the internet.

            Kandy, Stumbo, all your base are belong to ME.
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              Mon, February 16, 2004 - 7:59 AM
              Hmmmmmmm.....

              Name your source. LOL. WTF calls it oxygen hydride? Actually, like you, I guessed the same thing. I just have never heard it. And the first ten hits on google said "h20 is the scientific term for water", so I went with Kandy.
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              Mon, February 16, 2004 - 8:00 AM
              I want to see you're bibliography. Who the hell is the quack who came up with oxygen hydride. Even if you would call it anything remotely similar to oxygen hydride it would atleast be oxygen dihydride. An eight year old in Uganda would know that. I WOULD NOT put oxygen hydride in a report, especially if I found it off the internet. It's probably some kook who was asking the same question and just typed the first thing that came to his head. Just stick with water.
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                Mon, February 16, 2004 - 8:04 AM
                the ending -ide is the way of indicating 2 molecules.

                So dihydride would be redundant.

                Here are some bibs

                Planets of the Solar System
                ... hydrogen and helium, as mentioned. Also, the compounds ammonia (nitrogen hydride), methane (carbon hydride) and water (oxygen hydride) are seen in their atmospheres. These are the most obvious combinations of the four most common elements (besides ...
                Description: The Sun and the five largest planets of the solar system (to scale). The Earth is the tiny dot between Jupiter and the Sun. (Source: NASA) By far most of the solar system's mass is in the Sun itself: somewhere between 99.8 and 99.9 percent. The rest...
                calspace.ucsd.edu/virtualmu...08_1.shtml - 13 KB


                Harun Yahya - The Miracle In The Atom - Chapter 3
                ... hydrides". In fact, water is "oxygen hydride". Hydrides of other ... goes against this pattern. Water (oxygen hydride) boils at 80ยบ C less ... hydride, but only water (oxygen hydride) disobeys the rules of the periodic ...
                Description: You will praise God when you read this book, which is the most understandable book ever written about the atom
                www.harunyahya.com/atom04a.php - 61 KB

                Temperature of freezing
                Temperature of freezing Water freezes at zero degree. It is one of basic points of Celsius temperature scale. But an oxygen hydride should harden at hundred degrees below than zero, according to its situation in Mendeleev table
                Description: Water freezes at zero degree. It is one of basic points of Celsius temperature scale. But an oxygen hydride should harden at hundred degrees below than zero, according to its situation in Mendeleev table
                water157.narod.ru/anom/tzam_e.htm - 2 KB

                Now, about all your base...
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                  Mon, February 16, 2004 - 8:06 AM
                  I am saving you a seat with the small army of breast fanatics and the cobbler. Come and get it.
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                    Mon, February 16, 2004 - 8:10 AM
                    Hmph. NOW you want me.

                    I've been trying for years to get an answer to another question.

                    If the planet somehow magically reversed direction (disregarding the mechanics of how this could be done without planetary disaster), would there be any physiological changes in plants and animals?

                    So far, no scientists or science types have ever been able to tell me. Even bill nye the science guy doesn't return my emails.
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                      Mon, February 16, 2004 - 8:14 AM
                      Yea, it would possibly have an effect on plants and animals. Say it just suddenly turned around at the end of winter, that would mean it would totally skip spring for that year and just stay winter for 3 months. Theoretically of course. Besides, if the planet switched the direction of it's rotation, at some point, the speed of it's rotation would reach 0 at some point and we'd all just fly into space.
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                        Mon, February 16, 2004 - 8:29 AM
                        Well yes, but I did say to ignore that part. I wondered if the rotation affects our cells or something. Or you know, like in that superman movie where time goes backwards?
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                          Tue, February 17, 2004 - 3:18 PM
                          Re: JeanLuc P 8:29

                          The answer to your question is complex but can be answered in moderate layman's terms by watching "The Core". It's a bit technical and lofty at times, but if you watch it few times I'm sure the answers are there for you.

                          Re: Kandy 8:14

                          Seasons are NOT affected by the ROTATION of the earth but by the REVOLUTIONS of the earth around the sun and the tilt of the Earth's axis.

                          aRMEDScienceNerd signing out...
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                      Mon, February 16, 2004 - 8:14 AM
                      Reversed it's rotation or it's orbit?

                      Bill Nye used to be HI-larious on "Almost Live" in Seattle. The late 80s and early 90s were the heyday of Live TV in Seattle, I can tell you that!

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