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water exists in all the three states discuss

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Water exits in three states (solid, liquid and gas) on earth naturally.
It exists as liquid in water bodies such as rivers, oceans etc.
It exits as solid in the form of ice in Polar Regions and glaciers.
It exists as gas in the form of vapours and clouds.Below 0 degree Celsius water exits as ice and above 100 degree Celsius it exits as vapour. In between it exits as liquid.

Hydrogen bonds are again the key. The number of bonds between molecules determines whether water will be a solid, liquid, or gas. In the solid state, water molecules have the maximum number of hydrogen bonds (4 per molecule), giving water the rigid characteristic of ice. In its liquid state, water has fewer hydrogen bonds, which accounts for its less-structured, fluid character.


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