Martin Waugh

Father, engineer, artist

OUR ARCHIVES : July 2007

Water Drops Are Special

I suppose it’s obvious to many that water is a special substance. To recount a few of its properties that make it so:

It has the highest surface tension of any liquid except mercury.

It has one of the highest heat capacities of all materials.

It expands (floats) when it freezes.

It is a nearly universal solvent.
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