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The correct statement regarding structure of ice.
A) Ice has a highly ordered three dimensional hydrogen bonded structure.
B) Each oxygen atom in ice is surrounded tetrahedrally by four other oxygen atoms at a distance of 276 pm.
C) Hydrogen bonding gives ice a open structure with wide holed. These holes can hold some other molecules of approapriate size interstitially.

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A and B
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B and C
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A and C
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A, B and C
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Correct option is D

.→ It has ordered 3D-structure→ Each oxygen atom in ice is surrounded tetrahedrally by four other "O" atoms→ Due to H-bonding ice has open case like structure with holes.These holes can hold other molelues with appropriate size. Those holes are said to be interstitial holes.


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