Extra Oxygenated Water

firetto | 22:35 Tue 08th Mar 2005 | Food & Drink

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There are bottles of water for sale which claim to have extra oxygen. The chemical formula for water is "H2O". If extra oxygen is added, surely it cannot be water as the oxygen would have more elements than the single unit of H2O.

Please explain.

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ursula62

The water has extra oxygen dissolved in it. That doesn't make it a different chemical compound.

magicdice

otherwise it'd be H2O2 aka hydrogen peroxide. nasty stuff

Loosehead

Just means it's oxygenated, ie contains H2O and O. Similare to what you need to do to the water for tropical fish.

brachiopod

> Pedant's Corner <

Loosehead, you mean it is 'H2O with O2 ' dissolved in it. Atomic oxygen doesn't remain as single atoms for very long !!

Loosehead

Yes, Brachiopod, you are correct and in the correct > corner <

Gef

And they are of no benefit whatsoever except for the retailer / manufacturer who can probably charge a higher price for it. Why buy water when you can get it out of the tap?

Sequin

JOEYSHABADO

more oxygen (sorry, 02) is better for you, but through your lungs.

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