Nucleation

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Nucleation is a crystallization process. Water needs a solid point to freeze into ice, so pure water drops do not freeze. Once they touch the surface, the drops start freezing immediately.

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  1. ↑ Pruppacher, H. R. et al. (1998) Microphysics of Clouds and Precipitation. Aerosol Science and Technology. [Online] 28 (4), 381–382.
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