This makes avery stable âsaltyâ water molecule.This property of water allows for the transport of nutrients vital to life in animals and plants.A drop of rainwater falling through the air dissolves atmospheric gases. When rain reaches the earth, itaffects the quality of the land, lakes and rivers.
Energy Use and the Internal Combustion Engine. The first gasoline-fueled, four-stroke cycle engine was built in Germany in 1876. In 1886, Carl Benz began the first commercial production of motor vehicles with internal combustion engines. By the 1890s, motor cars reached their modern stage of development.
Discovered in the late 19th century, the first clinical use of helium is indicated by a patent filed by Charles Cook in 1923 for the use of a helium and oxygen mixture (heliox) to decrease the risk of decompression sickness in divers.