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Medium-density amorphous ice

February 14 , 2023 651 days 570 0
  • Scientists discovered a new form of ice that more closely resembles liquid water than any other.
  • The new form of ice is amorphous.
  • In the ordinary crystalline ice, the molecules arrange themselves in a regular pattern.
  • But in amorphous ice, the molecules are in a disorganized form that resembles a liquid.
  • Though it is named as ice, its molecular structure is close to water.
  • Amorphous means no clear state.
  • It is neither water nor ice and hence amorphous ice.
  • While warmed and then recrystallized, amorphous ice releases an extraordinary amount of heat.
  • The heat energy released is very high that it may cause ice quakes.
  • Ice quakes are common in planets like Saturn and Jupiter.

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