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   Krzysztof Mitko to Peter Percival   
   Re: Oxygen dissolved in water   
   29 Sep 18 17:23:55   
   
   From: invalid@kmitko.at.list.dot.pl   
      
   On 29 Sep 2018, Peter Percival wrote   
   (in article ):   
      
   > (i) When oxygen is dissolved in water is it molecular oxygen or atomic   
   > oxygen that dissolves?   
      
   Molecular (O2, not O).   
   > (ii) Does whatever is dissolved float around "at random" or do the   
   > molecules or atoms (as the case may be) of oxygen associate themselves   
   > with water molecules in some predictable way?   
      
   It just floats around.   
   > (iii) When a glass with dissolved oxygen (and other atmospheric gasses)   
   > is placed in sunlight, oxygen (and etc) appears as bubbles on the glass.   
   > What is going on here?   
      
   Gas solubility decreases as water heats up, so part of gas previously   
   dissolved is evolving.   
   > Many thanks for any answers.   
      
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