Not sure how this can get, but how is that two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen combine into something (water) that’s heavier than air even though they’re lighter than air separately?

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Not sure how this can get, but how is that two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen combine into something (water) that’s heavier than air even though they’re lighter than air separately?

In: Chemistry

Answer 1

If you stacked bricks neatly you would fit more in a box making it heavier then if they were loosely thrown in. The atoms become more densely packed making it heavier.