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[[Image:Water.jpg|thumb|155px|A barrel of water.]] | [[Image:Water.jpg|thumb|155px|A barrel of water.]] | ||
'''Water''', chemical name '''dihydrogen monoxide''', is a common chemical substance that is essential to all known forms of life. In typical usage, water refers only to its liquid form or state, but the substance also has a solid state; ice, and a gaseous state; water vapor | '''Water''', chemical name '''dihydrogen monoxide''', is a common chemical substance that is essential to all known forms of life. In typical usage, water refers only to its liquid form or state, but the substance also has a solid state; ice, and a gaseous state; water vapor or steam. Its chemical make-up is a covalent bond of two [[Hydrogen]] atoms and a single [[Oxygen]]. The covalent bond is strong, but the energy released from breaking this bond is low and hard to capture. It is a polar molecule, forming weak Hydrogen bonds between the positive Hydrogen ends and the negative Oxygen end. Due to its polar characteristics, water cannot mix with oil or other non-polar substances. | ||
== Appearances in the [[Halo Universe]] == | == Appearances in the [[Halo Universe]] == | ||