Why do we call H2O "water"?

H2O2 is called Hydrogen Peroxide, CO2 is called Carbon Dioxide, and CO is called Carbon Monoxide. Just looking at that, you'd think we'd call H2O Hydrogen Monoxide, but that name dosn't exist. Why?

I assume the word water was accepted before we knew anything about atoms.SolidSnake35

Give this man a cookie!

I assume the word water was accepted before we knew anything about atoms.SolidSnake35

Which sounds better:

'Hey mom pass the hydrogen monoxide, please?'

'Hey mom pass the water, please?'

There ya go.

I'm not sure probably what SS35 said.

BTW, does anybody know how to make characters subscript in forums, just because saying H20, is technically incorrect?

Which sounds better:

'Hey mom pass me the hydrogen monoxide, please?'

'Hey mom pass me the water, please?'

There ya go.

sthadji

Hydrogen oxide! I need some hydrogen oxide!

I bet if you say that to a person after crawling for days through the desert, you'll die right there infront of them because nobody knows what the hell you're saying.

Which sounds better:

'Hey mom pass the hydrogen monoxide, please?'

'Hey mom pass the water, please?'

There ya go.

sthadji

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Which sounds better:

'Hey mom pass the hydrogen monoxide, please?'

'Hey mom pass the water, please?'

There ya go.

NetYankEagle

When you're sitting at a table and you can't reach for the bottle :|

[QUOTE="NetYankEagle"][QUOTE="sthadji"]

Which sounds better:

'Hey mom pass the hydrogen monoxide, please?'

'Hey mom pass the water, please?'

There ya go.

sthadji

When you're sitting at a table and you can't reach for the bottle :|

I assume the word water was accepted before we knew anything about atoms.SolidSnake35

It was discovered in 10,000 BC by a caveman called John Water.Big_Bad_Sad

Well, I suppose the question has been answered.

They came up with a common name before they discovered the molecular name.

Edit: I just noticed, but shouldn't it be DIhydrogen monoxide???

They came up with a common name before they discovered the molecular name.CJL182

[QUOTE="sthadji"][QUOTE="NetYankEagle"][QUOTE="sthadji"]

Which sounds better:

'Hey mom pass the hydrogen monoxide, please?'

'Hey mom pass the water, please?'

There ya go.

NetYankEagle

When you're sitting at a table and you can't reach for the bottle :|

Yes. Thats where water is usually stored in.

I direct you here: http://www.dhmo.org/environment.html

bman784

"Industrial DHMO Dumping"

Sounds painful.

[QUOTE="NetYankEagle"][QUOTE="sthadji"][QUOTE="NetYankEagle"][QUOTE="sthadji"]

Which sounds better:

'Hey mom pass the hydrogen monoxide, please?'

'Hey mom pass the water, please?'

There ya go.

sthadji

When you're sitting at a table and you can't reach for the bottle :|

Yes. Thats where water is usually stored in.

They came up with a common name before they discovered the molecular name.

Edit: I just noticed, but shouldn't it be DIhydrogen monoxide???

CJL182

It is.

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They came up with a common name before they discovered the molecular name.

Edit: I just noticed, but shouldn't it be DIhydrogen monoxide???

NightStalkerBX

It is.

There are many ways you can name water. I've taken this list from wikipedia:

Water
Aqua
Hydrogen oxide
Hydrogen hydroxide
Hydrate
Oxidane
Hydroxic acid
Dihydrogen monoxide
Hydronium hydroxide
Hydroxyl acid
Dihydrogen oxide
Hydrohydroxic acid
μ-Oxido dihydrogen
Light Water

So the earth is one big bottle:|NetYankEagle

We could go on like this all day. Let's just agree that calling water...water is better than hydrogen monoxide.

From wiki:

In 2006, in Louisville, Kentucky, David Karem, executive director of the Waterfront Development Corporation, a public body that operates Waterfront Park, which features a large, accessible public fountain, wished to deter bathers from using the fountain. "Counting on a lack of understanding about water's chemical makeup," he arranged for signs reading: "DANGER WATER - CONTAINS HIGH LEVELS OF HYDROGEN - KEEP OUT" to be posted on the fountain at public expense.[24][25]