Skip to main content
Search type Search syntax
Tags [tag]
Exact "words here"
Author user:1234
user:me (yours)
Score score:3 (3+)
score:0 (none)
Answers answers:3 (3+)
answers:0 (none)
isaccepted:yes
hasaccepted:no
inquestion:1234
Views views:250
Code code:"if (foo != bar)"
Sections title:apples
body:"apples oranges"
URL url:"*.example.com"
Saves in:saves
Status closed:yes
duplicate:no
migrated:no
wiki:no
Types is:question
is:answer
Exclude -[tag]
-apples
For more details on advanced search visit our help page
Results tagged with
Search options answers only not deleted user 115161

Use this for questions related to the solid phase of Water ($\mathrm{H_2O}$).

28 votes
Accepted

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 …
John Dumancic's user avatar