I have this hunch of how water developed on earth . is it possible ?

Question

Different from any other planet so far the amount of hydrogen on earth is huge . and that's why we have so much water in our planet . convection currents is the same in planets . lightning converted all that amount of hydrogen and oxygen to water .

but the only other place hydrogen is so abundant is in the sun where it constitutes about 75% of materials in the sun .

so, is it possible that the sun lost a big chunk of it maybe as big as our planet and it may have hit the earth early in the earth history ?

Answer 1

I like your theory! I never believed that the water formed from comets hitting the Earth and melting. You would think if that were the case then we would see much more water on other planets and moons.

I like the idea that the Sun provided the hydrogen needed for this to occur, but one thing you will have to account for is where did the oxygen come from.

Good idea, I love it when people think outside of the box!

Answer 2

Since the earth is made from the same star dust as the sun, it contained already huge amounts of H. But nobody really knows, some think meteorites added water to earth and still today, most meteorites contain a high percentage of water.

A lost of other planets just don't have the right temperature and/or gravity to have water.

The sun looses continually material as gas, but not in chunks, since its gravity wouldn't allow that.

But again, nobody knows for sure.

Answer 3

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water is the result of chemical reactions occurring between common elements (oxygen + hydrogen) that were plentiful in earth's early history. earth's surface conditions mean that water exists in solid, liquid and gaseous forms.

other common reactions produced methane (carbon + hydrogen) and ammonia (nitrogen + hydrogen).

Answer 4

Believe it or not, much of the water in the oceans and seas was made by mammals initially (dinosaurs, apes, etc.), and later on by humans--over the millenia. That's because water vapor and CO2 are the 2 primary byproducts of aerobic respiration, or oxygen intake:

Aerobic Respiration:

C6H12O6 + oxygen --> 6 CO2 + 6 H2O + energy (ATP)

METHANE gas also oxidizes to CO2 and water vapor:

CH4 + 2 O2 --> CO2 + 2 H20

Combustion adds even more water to the atmosphere whenever fuels are burned (think of all the cigarettes being lit), and whenever fires start--natural or man-made fires. All fuels (ethane, methane, propane, butane, gasoline, jet fuel, etc) produce water vapor and CO2 as the 2 primary byproducts of combustion:

Combustion:

Butane C4H10 + 6.5 O2 --> 4 CO2 + 5 H2O

So the more animals, pets and furry creatures (squirrels, gerbils, hamsters, lorises, lemurs, dogs, cats, horses, bats, etc) respiring on a planet, the more water vapor and CO2 there'll be. And here's the clincher, the more sugary foods and oils consumed, the more water vapor and CO2 added to the atmosphere. The more sports activities on this planet, the more water and CO2 given off. Now you know why we have such a problem with flooding. The flooding will continue unabated and worsen over time since the Earth can be likened to a fishbowl, it just fills up with water unless some of it is removed to the moon and Mars.  PETITION YOUR SPACE AGENCY TO OFFLOAD EXCESS WATER FROM EARTH TO OTHER GLOBES.

Table Sugar (sucrose):

C12H22O11 + 12 Oxygen --> 12 CO2 + 11 H2O + energy (ATP)

Vegetable Oils:

C57H104O8 + 79 O2 --> 57 CO2 + 52 H2O + energy (ATP)

Vegetables and grains:

C6H10O5 + 6 Oxygen --> 6 CO2 + 5 H2O + energy (ATP)

Proteins:

Proteins + Oxygen --> CO2 + H2O + urea + ammonia + energy (ATP)

Answer 5

Schweppes brought it down in a spaceship in powdered form.

They added water and whoopee.

The packet said dilute to taste, but they added too much water and now it is tasteless.

Answer 6

"the amount of hydrogen on Earth is huge"

no, not really (or, I should say, not more so than on most other planets).

Check out Jupiter: lots of hydrogen, no water.

Also, I can't imagine how a big chunk of the Sun could have been flung so far after the formation of the planets.  Was it a one-of event (even more difficult to explain) or is this something relatively common (then where is all the hydrogen on Venus, it should have been hit by more chunks than us).

All planets started off with some hydrogen.  Those closest to the Sun lost it fast because of the heat (hydrogen molecules are very light so heat will cause them to move faster than the escape speed),  smaller planets like Mars lose it because its escape speed is so low.

The gas giants are far (cold) and big (very high escape speed) and that is why they have kept theirs.  Earth is a case of just far enough and just big enough so that the hydrogen had time to react with oxygen and form water, before the hydrogen was lost.

Answer 7

lightning comes from friction in clouds, and clouds develop from evaporated moisture, so you cant have lightning without water... most likely water came as ice from outer space, theres all kinds of stuff just floating around in space!!! In fact, alot of comets are made of ice

Answer 8

Jupiter is 90% hydrogen, so I think your hunch needs some revision.

Answer 9

Your theory does not hold water.