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Why is water considered unusual?

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Jazzy0411

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10y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

It has much higher boiling and melting points than would be expected from its molecular size. This is a result of strong hydrogen bonding. Its solid form is less dense than the liquid, because the hydrogen bonding creates a very open structure.

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