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Use this for questions related to the solid phase of Water ($\mathrm{H_2O}$).
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Why are snowflakes flat?
Due to the close similarities between the angle of a water molecule and the tetrahedral angle, water ice has a crystal structure that is effectively tetrahedral. … There is an ambiguity in the crystal structure as shown in the diagram below (Figure 2.4 in the book): on the left is the structure of hexagonal ice, while the right has the structure of cubic ice (balls …