On 31 January 2014 10:02, Larry&Sallie Flesner <flesner at frontier.com> wrote:
> > Gas molecules are smaller than water molecules. > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Not sure that's true. An oxygen atom with two attached hydrogen atoms (i.e. a water molecule) is not any bigger than two oxygen atoms joined together (the normal form of oxygen in the atmosphere) or two nitrogen atoms joined together (the normal form of nitrogen in the atmosphere) or a carbon with two oxygens (carbon dioxide). The reason gas leaks when water doesn't (and why fuel flows through a filter funnel when water doesn't) more likely has to do with the fact that water molecules tend to stick together due to intermolecular forces that are much stronger for water than they are for oxygen or nitrogen or carbon dioxide or fuel. TK > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options >
