The principal reason it transforms is that water is a collection of molecules, H2O, every child learns that.And that bond has the property that as the bonds get stronger when you cool water, the ice expands.
Amorphous forms [of ice], for example, are found naturally on comets, on asteroids, and the crystalline forms are found on Earth or at least could be… - Ira Flatow
Amorphous forms [of ice], for example, are found naturally on comets, on asteroids, and the crystalline forms are found on Earth or at least could be…
- Ira Flatow
H2O it's a complicated, three-dimensional, charged object. And one can pack these things in many different ways, a little like playing the child's ga… - Ira Flatow
H2O it's a complicated, three-dimensional, charged object. And one can pack these things in many different ways, a little like playing the child's ga…
People tend to romanticize what they can't quite remember. - Ira Flatow
People tend to romanticize what they can't quite remember.
The different colors [of water] again refer to the fact that those little jacks, if you want to call them jacks, those little pyramids, can be packed… - Ira Flatow
The different colors [of water] again refer to the fact that those little jacks, if you want to call them jacks, those little pyramids, can be packed…
Normally, you would not call ice a mineral. - Ira Flatow
Normally, you would not call ice a mineral.
Mainly, of course, if you're not an ice climber, where you really need ice, for most people ice is a damn nuisance. And we just can't wait for it to … - Ira Flatow
Mainly, of course, if you're not an ice climber, where you really need ice, for most people ice is a damn nuisance. And we just can't wait for it to …
Ice is remarkable in many ways. A simple experiment one can do at home is to add salt to an amount of water in different concentrations. For example,… - Ira Flatow
Ice is remarkable in many ways. A simple experiment one can do at home is to add salt to an amount of water in different concentrations. For example,…
The principal reason it transforms is that water is a collection of molecules, H2O, every child learns that.And that bond has the property that as th… - Ira Flatow
The principal reason it transforms is that water is a collection of molecules, H2O, every child learns that.And that bond has the property that as th…
I love ice, when I was in Antarctica many decades ago, I got to see a lot of ice. And the one thing that impressed me -because I love to talk about i… - Ira Flatow
I love ice, when I was in Antarctica many decades ago, I got to see a lot of ice. And the one thing that impressed me -because I love to talk about i…
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