If both hydrogen and oxygen are invisible, why is water visible?

Answer 1

You are thinking of two different states of matter. If you liquify hydrogen and oxygen they are visable. Likewise, you cannot see a single molecule of water in the gaeous state. Now lets talk about steam and clouds both are water vapor and are visable. The water molecules are approaching the freezing point which is much higher than H or O. As the temp drops the H2O molecules lack the energy nescessary to overcome the forces which cause them to cling together. They are forming droplets. H and O would do this also if you started bring them close to there freezing point.

Answer 2

It's like attraction between molecules of hydrogen and oxygen atoms that come close together and form a different atom for water to appear..

Answer 3

hydrogen and oxygen are gasses, although some gasses are coloured, they do not absord the right wavelengths for them to be coloured. Water as a liquid has solid form. Although is you put clear, pure water in a bottle you can see through it, at the water/air interface do to diffetent light indexes of the water and air you will see it.

Answer 4

Hydrogen and Oxygen are both gasses, water is a liquid.

Answer 5

H and O by themselves are atoms, but H2 and O2 are gasses, so any of these forms are not visible. However, when H and O they form a chemical bond to form water molecule H2O, the physical characteristic of water makes it visible and tangible to us.

Answer 6

Hydrogen and oxygen can be visible but they have to be very, very cold.

Answer 7

There is such a thing as liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen. Water only follows suit..........

Answer 8

water is invisible in a gaseous state under most conditions.

Answer 9

when chemicals chemicly combine the properties can compelte change and plus its a liquid do u know any liquids u cant see? exactly

Answer 10

water is liquid..hence visible