Question

Some brands of bottled water claim to alter the structure of liquid water (for example, by formation of hydrogen-bonded clusters with waters arranged in hexagonal rings) to promote hydration and elimination of toxins from the body. Why are these claims unlikely to be true?

A) Water does not form hydrogen bonds in the liquid phase.
B) Liquid water has a low dielectric constant, making it difficult to solvate toxins and hydrate biomolecules.
C) Liquid water forms hydrogen-bonded clusters but the interactions fluctuate rapidly, making it impossible to stabilize certain arrangements for any significant period of time.

Answer 1

C) Liquid water forms hydrogen-bonded clusters but the interactions fluctuate rapidly, making it impossible to stabilize certain arrangements for any significant period of time.

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Water forms hydrogen bonds in the liquid phase.So the statement A is wrong.

Liquid water has a high dielectric constant,.So the statement B is wrong.