Making Snow with Non-Water Chemicals: A Guide

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Snow is primarily composed of ice crystals formed from water, making it difficult to create true snow from other chemicals. While other substances can form crystals, they do not replicate the specific structure of snowflakes. However, some gases can freeze and form ice, suggesting that similar crystalline structures may exist with different chemicals. The discussion also references clathrate hydrates, which are compounds where gas molecules are trapped within a lattice of ice, indicating that while snow-like structures can form, they are not equivalent to traditional snow.
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Can you make snow out of other chemicals besides water?
 
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nipwoni said:
Can you make snow out of other chemicals besides water?
Theoretically I wouldn't think so, as snow is ice crystles made from water. So no water, no ice crystles, no snow.
 
What about crystals of other chemicals? Can they make similar structure to snowflakes?
 

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