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Clathrate II and ice XVI crystal structure

Only the oxygen atoms are shown. This is the gas hydrate-II structure containing sixteen 5¹² cavities and eight larger 5¹²6⁴ cavities per cubic unit cell.

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get PDB file Twelve 5¹² and four 5¹²6⁴ cavities surrounding one other 5¹²6⁴ cavity (connected by yellow bonds).

 

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