Does everything eventually become water(at least in part)?

Question

I have this theory going. I'm trying to disprove it right now.

I mean, at least, does everything get added to water if it doesn't become it?

Answer 1

Sorry, but that theory doesn't hold water...

Water is dihydrogen monoxide (H2O). Only elemental hydrogen and elemental oxygen can form water.

Since most of our planet is iron, let's take that as the example. Iron - in no way - can be "transmutated" into hydrogen or oxygen. And iron only has minimal solubility in water, so water can only "hold so much" iron before it will hold no more.

The theory should be reworked. All things eventually return to their *elemental state* before being incorporated into another entity. For example, one day I will die. My proteins, fat, carbohydrate storage, polymers (hair, skin, etc.) and water will be broken down and up-taken by other entities (the soil, bugs, small critters, etc.). Not pretty, but that's the way it is...

Answer 2

Hmmm...

Everything gets eventually reduced to its' component elements: unless those elements combine to form new molecules with other elements or are indeed consumed into large already existing molecules....

Hydrogen and Oxygen within the first set of compounds could potentially become water (and given there is so much of both this is possible) if the right set of external forces are thrown into the mix: however there are larger molecules around with greater surface tensions than water which would attract the elements before water would...

On balance, probably not: but specific examples and counterexamples can be thrown in both directions which could lead you to what Aristotle called "reduction to the impossible", watch out for Apagogical arguments with this too...

They just mean you will lose a sleep going bonkers over imponderable answer: (luckily, you don't need beauty sleep so you should be okay....)

you have some interesting theories going on my dear

Answer 3

No.

Water is made up of two Hydrogen atoms and an Oxygen atom. There are plenty of other elements out there which wont every be part of water, or else it wont be water.
Without Hydrogen, water isn't water. Every second of every day of every year for millions and billions of years star have, and will continue, to convert Hydrogen into heavier elements such as Helium and beyond. They day may eventually come when they is no more Hydrogen left to got into water, but this would be an incredibly long time from now.

What was your reasoning to suspect that it would?

Answer 4

Of course not. Metals for example. They might be oxidized but without transmutation, they will still be the element they were. Water is composed of only hydrogen and oxygen. Hydrocarbons, for example, can burn and become water and carbon dioxide but the carbon dioxide cannot become water. The carbon is simply not hydrogen or oxygen, again without transmutation. But then, perhaps that is what you were thinking of.

Answer 5

Hm, nope. How about mattresses? :)