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princeofpersia79
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princeofpersia79 asked in Science & MathematicsChemistry · 2 decades ago

difference between ice and snow?

What is the difference between ice and snow? When and at what temperature does the transformation take place?

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  • samk
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    2 decades ago
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    Both ice and snow are frozen water. Snow flakes are crystalized. If you catch a "fresh" snowflake in the air with a glove, you can see that it really looks like the pictures of snowflakes - hexagonal, and symmetric.

    For snow to change into ice, it has to melt first (getting rid of that crystalization), and then refreeze.

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