Eli5 Why is water see through?

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My 4 year old asked me and I think it’s a rather good question that I would like to answer so she understands. Thanks 🙏🏻

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You ask her why she thinks it is and then go first where she starts in her head. Question each answer constructively and inquisitively in a way that leads her to answer you in ways she is almost always right in until, methodically, you both land together at a new piece of knowledge—the scientific answer for how H2O molecules bind together, and how they both refract light and allow it to pass through. You neither give her the answer nor let her think you’re holding it from her. You work together to get it.

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