Editing Ice cube (section)

== Range of characteristics ==

=== Clear and cloudy ===
[[File:Cloudy ice cubes.jpg|thumb|Cloudy ice cubes]]
Commercially made ice cubes may be clear, compared to domestically made ice cubes. Cloudy ice cubes occur when water is frozen quickly, or when the water is high in dissolved solids. When water is cooled to its [[freezing point]], and ice starts to form, dissolved gases can no longer stay in solution and come out as microscopic bubbles. However, as ice floats in water, once there is enough ice to form a layer on the surface, the ice layer traps all bubbles within the ice cube. Commercial ice-makers use a flowing source of purified water to make ice with cooling elements at the bottom, allowing the bubbles to be washed away from the top as the cube grows.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ULbODQAAQBAJ&q=commercial+ice+cube&pg=PA341|title=Commercial Refrigeration for Air Conditioning Technicians|last=Wirz|first=Dick|date=2017-01-27|publisher=Cengage Learning|isbn=9781337514699|pages=341–2|language=en|access-date=November 1, 2020|archive-date=April 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425113139/https://books.google.com/books?id=ULbODQAAQBAJ&q=commercial+ice+cube&pg=PA341|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Crushed ice ===
Crushed ice is the term for ice cubes that are crushed or sheared into irregularly shaped flakes to provide an aesthetic effect to some [[cocktail]]s. Crushed ice is also used when faster cooling is desired since the number and average radius of the ice particles govern the cooling rate. Ice is often also crushed to form [[slushy|slushies]], which can be both alcoholic and non-alcoholic. Crushed ice melts faster than solid ice: it has a greater surface area, so heat transfer is faster than solid ice.<ref>{{Cite book | last1=Rauch | first1=Jeffrey | title=Partial differential equations and related topics (Program, Tulane Univ., New Orleans, La., 1974) | publisher=[[Springer-Verlag]] | location=Berlin, New York (the state) |mr=0427863 | year=1975 | chapter=The mathematical theory of crushed ice | pages=370–379 }}</ref>

'''Ice chips''' are small pieces of [[ice]], which can be obtained by crushing cubes. They are often recommended before [[surgery]] or an invasive medical procedure. They may help to prevent [[oral mucositis]] or [[mouth sores]] associated with high-dose [[chemotherapy]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.cancerconnect.com/treatment-care/side-effects-of-cancer-treatment-mouth-sores-or-mucositis-kSsFwOa60U2CBUTYEct4lw/|title=Side Effects of Cancer Treatment: Mouth Sores or Mucositis|newspaper=Cancerconnect|language=en|access-date=2019-11-25|archive-date=2020-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929094023/https://news.cancerconnect.com/treatment-care/side-effects-of-cancer-treatment-mouth-sores-or-mucositis-kSsFwOa60U2CBUTYEct4lw|url-status=live}}</ref>