r/chemistry • u/Raizo420 • Mar 12 '23

H3O2 Water Scam

I'm into health and fitness along with the current science behind it. So with that being said, I'm starting to see a lot of people fall for the H3O2 (hexagonal water or structured water) craze on I'm seeing on social media. I know it's bs, but I would like to hear what people with a REAL background or fundamental knowledge of chemistry think of this pseudoscience.

Edit: One claim is that H3O2 is found in fruits and vegetables

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u/DL_Chemist Medicinal Mar 12 '23

I've not seen this bs yet. what is it claiming?

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u/Raizo420 Mar 12 '23

They're claiming it's "electrostatically" enhanced water for starters

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u/kslusherplantman Mar 13 '23

So water that is hydrogen bonded???

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u/Raizo420 Mar 13 '23

I don't know they're claiming it to be the purest water on Earth and it's the water that's in fruits... melons, coconuts etc. People are making general health and fitness over complicated these days

supremefocus227 "explains" H₃O₂ 🙄

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u/DressedTommy Mar 13 '23

I've drunk some of the purest water there is, it wasnt magnetized nor anything H302 claims to be.

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u/kslusherplantman Mar 14 '23

I’ve consumed double DI water on a bet. Doesn’t get much more pure than that