But personally, I’ve never really understood the difference between sparkling and soda water ― even though I’m fairly sure I could tell them apart on a blind taste test.

The negative areas of the water molecules surround the positive sodium ions. As the attractions from the water molecules and their motion pulls the ions apart, the sodium chloride crystal dissolves.

water splitting and sodium-ion batteries are all examples of nanotechnologies that have the potential to overcome global problems, especially the need to slow the trend of rising carbon dioxide ...