who can stand before His cold?
Psalm 147:17
"There are more than 20 different types of ice, formulating under a plethora of pressure and temperature combinations. Ice I, the common form we use to chill our drinks, naturally occurs on Earth along with a few other forms. However, a recent breakthrough has uncovered yet another type, the enigmatic Ice 0.
The scientists have unraveled the existence of ice 0, an eccentric class of ice that triggers the formation of ice crystals in supercooled water.
The process of ice formation usually begins with small precursor crystals with a configuration identical to ice 0.
Ice formation, or ice nucleation, is typically a heterogeneous process. It often occurs at the point of contact where liquid water meets a solid surface, like the container's surface.
But, the new study has defied these norms by showcasing that ice nucleation can also occur slightly below the water's surface, where it encounters air. At this juncture, the ice forms around small precursors, embodying the trademark ring-shaped structure of ice 0.
The ice 0 precursors closely resemble supercooled water, thus enabling water molecules to crystalize more readily from it, bypassing direct formation into the structure of regular ice.
These tiny ice 0 precursors are spontaneously formed, a result of negative pressure effects invoked by the surface tension of water.
The initiation of crystallization from these precursors prompts structures akin to ice 0 to rapidly reorganize themselves into the more familiar ice I."
"There are more than 20 different types of ice, formulating under a plethora of pressure and temperature combinations. Ice I, the common form we use to chill our drinks, naturally occurs on Earth along with a few other forms. However, a recent breakthrough has uncovered yet another type, the enigmatic Ice 0.
The scientists have unraveled the existence of ice 0, an eccentric class of ice that triggers the formation of ice crystals in supercooled water.
The process of ice formation usually begins with small precursor crystals with a configuration identical to ice 0.
Ice formation, or ice nucleation, is typically a heterogeneous process. It often occurs at the point of contact where liquid water meets a solid surface, like the container's surface.
But, the new study has defied these norms by showcasing that ice nucleation can also occur slightly below the water's surface, where it encounters air. At this juncture, the ice forms around small precursors, embodying the trademark ring-shaped structure of ice 0.
The ice 0 precursors closely resemble supercooled water, thus enabling water molecules to crystalize more readily from it, bypassing direct formation into the structure of regular ice.
These tiny ice 0 precursors are spontaneously formed, a result of negative pressure effects invoked by the surface tension of water.
The initiation of crystallization from these precursors prompts structures akin to ice 0 to rapidly reorganize themselves into the more familiar ice I."
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