• Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
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    I wonder if pure H2O is even possible through any means. Even distilled water probably has some dissolved CO2 and O2 at least, plus trace material from the still, spout, and container the water was stored in after being condensed. Also residue from the last time it was all rinsed (traces of whatever was dissolved into that water) and anything that was airborne that might have drifted into the water, including airborne microbes, spores, and other dust.

    • Aoife@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      Not in any reasonable quantities. Aside from everything you’ve mentioned, water is constantly undergoing a chemical reaction as the H2O splits into H+ and OH- ions, and then those ions recombine to make H2O.