Pure Appl. Chem., 2010, Vol. 82, No. 10, pp. 1855-1867
http://dx.doi.org/10.1351/PAC-CON-09-12-16
Published online 2010-06-30
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.