Structure of Ice Ih and Ice Ic

FIG.1. The structure of (a) ice Ih and (b) ice Ic. Note the tetrahedral coordination and the openess of the structure. On each hydrogen bond, shown by a rod joining the oxygen atoms, lies one proton in an asymmetric position (not shown).Bond lengths, 275 pm, are indicated. The hexagonal c axis is labeled 732 pm, and one of the hexagonal a axes is labeled 450 pm. In (b) the cubic unit cell is outlined with dashed lines; dimensions are in pm at 110 K.