• FooBarrington@lemmy.world
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    18 days ago

    Yes, the water in the air is not liquid water, just like individual water molecules are not liquid water. You got it!

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      18 days ago

      An individual water molecule is not liquid, but if it’s touching other water molecules that are in a liquid state, then it is wet.

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        18 days ago

        Water molecules can’t be in a liquid state, it’s only the aggregate that’s liquid. Therefore water molecules can’t be wet.

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          18 days ago

          A water molecule (singular) can’t be in a liquid state. Water molecules (plural) can be in a liquid state. It’s important to be precise with our language here

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            A single water molecule cannot physically touch enough other water molecules for them to be considered liquid. It can touch water molecules which touch other water molecules, in aggregate making them a liquid, but that makes the water molecule itself part of the liquid, which means it cannot be wet.