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What is dry ice?


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Dry ice - the solid form of carbon dioxide, which sublimes at ?109.26°F (?78.48°C) and is used chiefly as a refrigerant.

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Dry ice is solidified carbon dioxide. When dry ice melts, it turns into carbon dioxide gas. Call 1-800-2ChaCha - no limit!

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Dry Ice (n.): Solid carbon dioxide that sublimates at 78.5 degrees C (110 degrees F) and is used primarily as a coolant. ChaCha!

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Dry ice is frozen carbon dioxide, a normal part of earth's atmosphere. It is the frozen form of the gas we breathe out. ChaCha!

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Dry ice is frozen carbon dioxide (CO^2). At normal room temperature, the dry ice turns from a solid to a gaseous form without first passing through the normal liquid stage, a process known as sublimation. ChaCha!

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Dry ice is solid carbon dioxide, used as cooling agent. Dry ice sublimes, changing directly to gas at atmospheric pressure.

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Dry ice is solidified carbon dioxide. When it melts, it turns into carbon dioxide gas. Carbon dioxide gas is present in the air.

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