{"id":11853,"date":"2025-11-24T12:02:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T11:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seecheck.org\/?p=11853"},"modified":"2025-11-24T12:08:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T11:08:03","slug":"water-in-the-human-body-is-not-h3o2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seecheck.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/24\/water-in-the-human-body-is-not-h3o2\/","title":{"rendered":"Water in the Human Body Is Not H3O2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u00a0Original article<\/a>\u00a0(in Slovenian) was published on 24\/11\/2024; Author: Lara Drugovi\u010d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Roman Jerala of the National Institute of Chemistry says the water found in the environment and in the human body is \u201cexactly the same molecule.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On 31 October a Facebook user published a post<\/a>, which has since been shared 380 times and commented on by 40 users, claiming that \u201cthe water in the body is not H\u2082O, it is H\u2083O\u2082,\u201d and that so-called structured water \u201ccreates charge separation\u201d and acts like a battery because it \u201cstores energy from sunlight, infrared heat and vibrations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Claims about H\u2083O\u2082 had previously been examined by Politifact, like O\u0161tro a member of the IFCN fact-checking network. In 2023, Politifact reviewed<\/a> the claim that water with the formula H\u2083O\u2082 is better to drink than H\u2082O because it is allegedly more structured. As chemistry professor Timothy Schmidt from the University of New South Wales in Australia explained, H\u2083O\u2082 is a \u201cmythical\u201d structure whose existence has not been proven. He added that a substance with such a chemical formula would not be safe to consume and would likely convert into hydrogen peroxide and water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an article<\/a> published in August 2022, Schmidt explained that so-called structured water has no scientific basis. He noted that the term \u201cstructured water\u201d and the chemical formula H\u2083O\u2082 originate from experiments by Gerald Pollack, a professor of bioengineering at the University of Washington. Pollack found that water near hydrophilic surfaces (surfaces which attract water and are also present in the human body) forms an \u201cexclusion zone\u201d that repels certain substances, such as microplastic particles or ink. He attributed this to the water\u2019s structure allegedly changing into H\u2083O\u2082 in that zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whereas Pollack claims this H\u2083O\u2082 molecule has a hexagonal structure, Schmidt argues that such a substance would be unstable and would not be liquid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H\u2082O is liquid because hydrogen atoms within water molecules exchange rapidly, and experiments show its basic structure is stable: any new molecular arrangement that forms in it disappears quickly. The same would be true for H\u2083O\u2082, Schmidt said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He acknowledges that Pollack\u2019s observations concerning water in the exclusion zone deserve attention, but attributes them to well-known phenomena such as surface tension and the fact that water \u201cbehaves differently if it is confined in a very small space.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Schmidt, the water Pollack describes cannot be anything other than H\u2082O. \u201cPollack does not propose the H\u2083O\u2082 structure in a peer-reviewed publication, and other explanations have been put forth to explain his published experimental findings,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schmidt warns that \u201cstructured water\u201d is used in marketing scams, where sellers deploy scientific-sounding terms that are meaningless and based on misinterpretations of Pollack\u2019s work. While Pollack distances himself from most of these companies, he nevertheless runs his own \u201cstructured-water\u201d business selling water filters, Schmidt notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matija Tom\u0161i\u010d, a professor at the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana said he had never heard of an H\u2083O\u2082 molecule and found no relevant scientific literature mentioning it. Jerneja Ambro\u017ei\u010d Avgu\u0161tin, a professor at the Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana similarly told Razkrinkavanje.si that \u201cthere is in fact no relevant scientific literature\u201d on H\u2083O\u2082.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor Roman Jerala, head of the Department for Synthetic Biology and Immunology at the National Institute of Chemistry, said there is no research or evidence showing that the H\u2083O\u2082 molecule exists in the human body or in any other organism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that claims about energy storage in this hypothetical molecule are not scientifically supported. If such a molecule did exist, he said, it would be easy to prove because \u201cenergy storage could be directly measured with highly sensitive physical methods.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jerala emphasised that water is essential for life because \u201ckey reactions important for life take place in aqueous solutions.\u201d The water found in the environment and inside the human body, he said, is \u201cmolecularly identical in every respect.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The author of the social-media post declined to participate in the preparation of this article and did not provide an explanation for his claims, saying he was exercising his legal right not to engage with the media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The claims that \u201cthe water in the body is not H\u2082O, it is H\u2083O\u2082\u201d and that this molecule \u201ccreates charge separation\u201d and acts like a battery by \u201cstoring energy from sunlight, infrared heat and vibrations\u201d are false.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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