2008-09-19, 08:43 AM
You guys.
Converting matter to energy is not as pineappleing simple as you make it sound.
When you burn gas, you're not converting matter into energy. You're releasing potential energy from the matter. The matter doesn't change in mass, it changes in physical or chemical form. The energy that comes out is a conversion of one form of energy (potential) into another kind (in this case, thermal and kinetic, I think).
But yeah, water is never lost under normal circumstances. Only way to lose water would be to break the molecular bonds of the hydrogen and oxygen and permanently ensure that the hydrogen isn't allowed to bond with oxygen ever again.
Converting matter to energy is not as pineappleing simple as you make it sound.
When you burn gas, you're not converting matter into energy. You're releasing potential energy from the matter. The matter doesn't change in mass, it changes in physical or chemical form. The energy that comes out is a conversion of one form of energy (potential) into another kind (in this case, thermal and kinetic, I think).
But yeah, water is never lost under normal circumstances. Only way to lose water would be to break the molecular bonds of the hydrogen and oxygen and permanently ensure that the hydrogen isn't allowed to bond with oxygen ever again.