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Is it possible to make water?

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water.jpgIs it possible to make water? It’s only made of hydrogen and oxygen isn’t it?
Kim, St. Paul’s Cray

Answer

** Definitive **
Name: Professor Hal
Qualification: Mystery Hour’s most capped caller
Answer: Hydrogen: hydro means water and gen means genesis, which means creation. If you burn hydrogen, it makes water. There is a water cycle – water is constantly made and destroyed. The water that we drink has been through people several times.

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