Table II: Physical Properties of Ice Ih at 0oC
Density 0.917 Mg m-3
H-bond length 276.5 pm
Adiabatic compressibility 0.119 GPa-1
Isothermal compressibility 0.13 GPa-1
Melting point 273.15 K
Melting point depression -74 K GPa-1
Specific heat 2.01 kJ kg-1 K-1
Heat of melting 334 kJ kg-1
Thermal conductivity 2.2 W m-1 K-1
Linear expansion coefficient 55·1O-6 K-1
Cubical expansion coefficient 166·1O-6 K-1
Vapor pressure 610.7 Pa
Static dielectric constant 96.5
High-frequency dielectric constant 3.2
Dielectric relaxation time 20 µs
Activation energy
for dielectric relaxation 55 kJ mol-1
Refractive index 1.31
Electric dc conductivity
of ice single crystals at -10oC 1.1·10-8 S m-1
of polycrystalline glacier ice 10-5 - 10-6 S m-1
Proton mobility 0.8·10-4 m2 V-1 s-1
Acoustic velocity
longitudinal wave 1928 m s-1
transverse wave 1951 m s-1
Velocity of radio waves 170 m µs-1