my son wants to know why water is wet ..by the way so do i...?

Answer 1

To say that water is wet because it is liquid doesn't quite cut it - oil isn't 'wet'.

Water is 'wet' for the same reason that capillary tubes 'suck up' water, and for the same reason that there's that curved little meniscus at the edge of a narrow glass.

It's the reason that life as we know it exists :) Hydrogen bonds (no, not bombs, bonds).

Water, aka H2O or H-O-H, dissociates into H+ and -OH. Then it re-forms. Then it dissociates. Then it reforms. All very very quickly. Only ... hmmm ... this would be easier with colour. The H+ from one water molecule doesn't always re-bond with the -OH from the same one. If it's in contact with something else that attracts -OH or H+, then they might link up with that something else (like the molecules in your skin). This, too, is transient. In a way, it's kind of like the molecules are a little bit sticky - not like super-glue stick, more like 'spilled orange juice on the floor' stick.

I hope that helps you at least a bit!

Answer 2

Why is water wet? Water is wet so that the fish and other ocean, lake and river creatures can move through it with fluent ease. Friction is not your friend when you are trying to move. We need to be able to drink. We need for boats not to sink. We need for our plumbing to work. This is why water is wet.

But, really, why is water wet? Water is wet because our sensations say it is so. We feel wetness. We get out of a pool and we are dripping, uh, you know. We take a shower and we're, um, you know again.

The question of why is water wet cannot be answered with regular science methodology, but can be answered in Zen Physics. Water is wet because this is the nature of water. The nature of rock is to be hard. The nature of grass is to be green. The nature of water is to be wet. To take away from its true nature is to destroy what is and thus water is not water anymore. It may be ice, but it surely is not water. Water begets wetness. Wetness begets slipperiness. Slipperiness begets falling. Falling begets a long and painful hospital stay.

Answer 3

You could let him explore water to learn more about it...such as in the form of ice, different colours, how water effects thingsl ike in cooking...

Explain that it is wet and water is for washing, drinking, swimming etc...by exploring the above he can see the benfit of wetness for all those! Wouldnt want to wash in hard, cold, ice :)

Wow good question, good when children ask why for things like that!!!

Answer 4

water is wet because the particals are free and can move about the place. when you put your hand or finger into water and take it out again, some of the particals get stuck or stick to the tiny gaps in your skin (hence the 'wet' feeling)

Answer 5

To put VERY simple logic to it, water is wet because it is not dry.

Answer 6

Water is wet because the wetter, the better. In other words, "Viscosity."

Answer 7

Reminds me of my daughters second birthday when she asked me why we grow up and why dogs have tails! hahaha

Answer 8

Cos if it was dry u wouldnt be here..and nor would anything/one else

Answer 9

if water was dry there would be no water there

Answer 10

a word is only what your god made it.How do we know that the sky is blue...WE DONT but thats what the 1st guy called it so thats what it is.

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