Recent water myths

Abstract

Recently, there have been a number of claims about the nature of water as a liquid that seem to contradict traditional views. The present paper takes a close look at two of these claims-namely, that water is not the tetrahedral network that it is traditionally regarded as but a chain-like liquid, and that water is intrinsically heterogeneous by nature-and attempts to make sense of them. Copyright © 2010 IUPAC, Publication date (Web): 19 June 2010.