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

Table 4. Crystal Structure and Density of Various Ice Formsa.

ice form crystal structure density [g cm–3]
Ih hexagonal 0.92
Ic cubic 0.93
II rhombohedral 1.17
III tetragonal 1.14
IV rhombohedral 1.27
V monoclinic 1.23
VI tetragonal 1.31
VII cubic 1.50
VIII tetragonal 1.46
IX tetragonal 1.16
X cubic 2.51
XI orthorhombic 0.92
XII tetragonal 1.29
XIII monoclinic 1.23
XIV orthorhombic 1.29
XV pseudoorthorhombic 1.30
XVI cubic 0.81
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Data collected from ref (37).