How many types of ice are there? - #FOTD245

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How many types of ice are there?
One, no try X that by at least 18.
There are at least 18 different forms of ice.
17 that have been created either in a lab or in computer simulations and more that are being investigated
Normally when the temperature of pure water gets to 0 degrees celsius the molecules form hexagonal shapes as they freeze solid.
A water molecule is made up of a single oxygen atom with two hydrogen atoms attached to it.
It also has two electrons on the other side of the oxygen atom.
So the two hydrogen atoms and two electrons try to get as far away from each other as they possibly can
This is why the water molecule looks like a tetrahedron with oxygen in the centres
So the H’s on one water molecule are attracted to the electrons on another, forming H bonds but the electrons on one repel the electrons on another so they are constantly moving around trying to find the most stable shape.
The only other type of ice we have found on earth is cubic ice in the atmosphere this is when water condenses at very low temperatures but it has the same crystalline structure as the hexagonal ice so is still called ice 1
Both pressure and temperature affect if a chemical will be a solid, liquid or gas. They can determine which configurations water molecules  can take on and how they stabilise.
Other forms of ice are thought to exist on other planets and planetary bodies
So when you change the temp or pressure the molecules change to a different crystalline form and there are about 17 if these in ascending roman numerals
What is the most common ice in the universe it is not one of the 17 so far it's amorphous ice produced by rapid cooling of water so that the molecules don’t have enough time to form a crystalline structure.
There is also superionic ice found on ice rich planets and exoplanets in which there is a crystalline structure of oxygen molecules with hydrogen atoms are free to move around, like the electrons in a metal .
Superionic  ice is probably on Uranus and Neptune the ice giant planets.
Recently there have found aeroice which is very lightweight and only stable at temperatures close to 0K

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