In the winter on icy roads falling or skating at -7 degrees… All these activities bring to mind the question of how frozen water can be so slippery.

Real The ice is so slippery How is it possible?

We generally attribute the smoothness of ice to a thin layer of water on its surface.

This water layer is above the ice. It increases smoothness by reducing friction. However, this theory was subject to debate for a long time and was eventually supported by research. According to research, the physical properties of this water layer are different from those of other water sources.

at Sorbonne University Researchers discovered that friction on ice is created by a thin layer of water, whose viscosity is comparable to that of oils.

This finding suggests that the slipperiness of ice must be explained by a mechanism distinct from the lubricating effect of plain water.

Ice has crystalline arrangements because of its molecular structure. This crystal arrangement is on the surface of the ice causes water molecules to settle into a certain arrangement why is this happening. In cold weather, the pressure on the surface of an object in contact with ice causes compression between this crystalline arrangement and the molecules of the ice.

This process some water molecules on the surface This allows it to be directed towards the ice surface and form a thin layer of water there. This thin layer of water does not behave like normal water.

As we said, this is the only reason viscosity of the water layer It is more like oils than water as we know it. This is the main factor that causes that slippery feeling.

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