how did water appear in Earth and how did we end up with such vast amount of it?
In: Earth Science
Once upon a time, there was hydrogen, and it came together because even though it’s a tiny particle, it still has mass and gravity, and more and more gathered together into a star. That star got so big and heavy that it started to mush the hydrogen atoms into helium, and then helium into lithium, and so on. And at some point, that star became unstable and exploded, filling the surrounding space with all kinds of planet stuff. Some of that planet stuff included hydrogen and oxygen, lots of it and as we know from fire, hydrogen and oxygen mix pretty easily when an ignition source is involved. Boom! Big fiery reaction… and the hydrogen and oxygen are now… you guessed it, together as water molecules!
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