2007-03-19 06:58:34 · 4 answers · asked by joher j 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
What will happen if the 3 states of water are not interchangeable?
2007-03-19 07:03:05 · update #1
Then there would be no way to do anything, since a basic law of thermodynamics would not exist. Ice could not melt, metal could not be heated to a molten state and be molded, etc.
2007-03-19 07:04:18 · answer #1 · answered by NJGuy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If water would not transition between states, we would just need to find different ways to do some of the things we commonly do. Steam turbines would no longer work. The earth probably existed for hundreds or thousands of years without rain. We could pump and irrigate. The biggest exposure would be chemical reactions we consider fundamental, like photosynthesis. Without that, or something similar, we have no food supply.
2007-03-19 15:48:53 · answer #2 · answered by Frank N 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Life as it is known on earth now will not exist. The oceans will remain oceans, there will be no rain and the snow doesn't melt. The weather systems will collapse.
2007-03-19 14:24:39 · answer #3 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you will die.
2007-03-19 14:02:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋