ANOMALOUS STATE OF ICE

Abstract

Anomalous state of ice, which is a novel stable structures made from water molecules, can be induced to form under the action of ions in very dilute solutions, perhaps from a similar physical mechanism that forms ice VI. These stable structures change the UV transmission characteristic of water. Different structures formed from different ions are shown to have similar UV transmission characteristics. These structures can be filtered, concentrated and photographed using a transmission electron-microscope. A dipole-dipole interaction model is constructed to suggest an explanation of the elongated shape of these structures.