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. 2017 Sep 26;117(19):12385–12414. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00259

Figure 7.

Figure 7

Densities of some phases of water, illustrated in a 2D model. At high pressures, ices are dense, having some broken hydrogen bonds. At lower pressures (say, 1 bar), ices are less dense, having more optimal hydrogen bonding. Liquid water is more disordered, but still has much residual cage-like structuring.