Why are all snow flakes six sided?
Yes, your research is pointing you in the right direction. The water molecule is the key here. Here’s how it works: The water molecule is made up of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen, if you could look at it you would see that they hold the shape of a triangle. When water begins to freeze, each of these triangular H20 molecules, begins to attach themselves, because of the charge on each of the molecules they can only form as a hexagon (a six pointy sided crystal). As this six-sided crystal grows, it will only grow outward on each of the six-sided points, thus forming one six sided snow flake.
The water molecule is the key here. The water molecule is made up of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen and if you could look at it, you would see that they hold the shape of a triangle. As an ice crystal begins to form, water molecules arrange themselves in a way that forms a hexagonal lattice. This six-sided structure is reflected in the larger ice crystals and snowflakes that we see. While snowflakes can take on many different shapes and are often irregular in appearance, their formation is based on this six-sided structure.
