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  • Hydrogen Content: Distilled Water vs. Tap Water - What's the Difference?
    This is a bit of a trick question! Both distilled and tap water are primarily made of H2O, meaning they have the same basic composition of hydrogen and oxygen.

    Here's why it's tricky:

    * Distilled water has had almost all impurities removed, including minerals. This might make you think it has *less* hydrogen, since minerals often contain other elements. However, the hydrogen content of the water itself is not affected by this process.

    * Tap water contains dissolved minerals, which are not pure hydrogen.

    So, the bottom line is: both distilled and tap water have the same percentage of hydrogen by mass (around 11.19%). The difference is in the presence of other elements, but not in the *amount* of hydrogen present.

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