Single Idea 17483

[catalogued under 27. Natural Reality / F. Chemistry / 1. Chemistry]

Full Idea

Macroscopic bodies of water are complex and dynamic congeries of different molecular species, in which there is a constant dissociation of individual molecules, re-association of ions, and formation, growth and disassociation of oligomers.

Clarification

'Oligomers' are chains of molecules

Gist of Idea

Water continuously changes, with new groupings of molecules

Source

Robin F. Hendry (Chemistry [2008], 'Micro')

Book Reference

'Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Science', ed/tr. Psillos,S/Curd,M [Routledge 2010], p.523


A Reaction

The point is that these activities are needed to explain the behaviour of water (such as its conductivity).