Solvation, Salvation...

I took a chemistry exam today, a part of which was heavily focused on solvation. For those of you who haven't learned [or don't remember], solvation is the process by which a solute is ionized in solution. The compound divides itself into its ions and the ions are then each surrounded by solvent. As an example, the ionization of NaCl in water: the compound becomes Na+ and Cl- and both sets of ions are surrounded by water.

We also were taught about colligative properties. Again, I clarify; colligative properties are simply certain properties that change for a substance when it is in an aqueous solution [freezing point, boiling point, and vapor pressure].

Yes, that sounds like a garbled mess of blahchemblah. That's what I thought, too.

But is it completely inapplicapable to me? No. I think about what I become when I'm in the water, someone completely different, someone who's not afraid. No, never afraid. I let the water take over, pull me under, and change me into someone else.

I don't think it's weird at all to respect water. It carries this... power, I guess we could call it, with it, as if it has a mind and is capable of thought. I'm not a crazy, I swear. I just love the water.

The moment I disappear beneath the surface, I can feel its power. I let myself relax, let my fear and worries and cares all drift away, and I focus on just gliding, moving...

I'm very much like that ionic compound, the one who divides in water and changes. I divide. I separate myself from the person I was on the surface, and I become braver, stronger.

Maybe I am crazy. But I still love the water, and I love the effect it has on me. It's the ultimate salvation, to be freed from my cares.

So that's what I was actually thinking about during my chem exam. Probably not a good thing, but hey--at least I understand the concept. :D

-Arty is [feeling intelligent for half a second, and] OUT.