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.
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…
- Ira Flatow
Normally, you would not call ice a mineral. - Ira Flatow
Normally, you would not call ice a mineral.
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,…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
People tend to romanticize what they can't quite remember. - Ira Flatow
People tend to romanticize what they can't quite remember.
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