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Water. H2O, is probably the best-known chemical formula there is. It is also known as hydrogen monoxide or oxygen dihydride. It is one of the most abundant substances on the planet; much of the Earth’s surface is covered with it. A view of the Earth from space, centered on the Pacific Ocean, shows almost no land at all, and the view showing the most land possible still has slightly more sea than land visible.
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Kozák, J., Musson, R.M.W. (2020). Water. In: The Illustrated History of the Elements. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21426-5_3
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