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What is the difference between a jar of hydrogen and oxygen and a jar of water vapor

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Water vapour is made up of H2O molecules, where the hydrogen and oxygen atoms have covalent bonds that join them. A jar of hydrogen and oxygen just has oxygen molecules and hydrogen molecules, which are separate.
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