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2006-07-31 09:22:28 · 8 answers · asked by michaelbaseballnyy 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
No. The average freezer can freeze water, but cannot reach the -78.4°C (-109°F) required to freeze CO2.
2006-07-31 09:25:52 · answer #1 · answered by Dave_Stark 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, because dry ice is colder than the average freezer temperature (0 degrees F or -18.5 degrees C). Dry ice is -78.5 degrees C.
Dry Ice is frozen carbon dioxide, a gas which makes up about .04% of our atmosphere. As a gas, it is colorless and odorless, and is released when living organisms respire. It is also 1.5 times the density of air, (which is 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and less than 1% argon.) Carbon dioxide (CO2 ) gas turns to dry ice when the temperature drops below minus 78.5° C. It turns to vapor directly from the solid state, never passing through a liquid phase. This change, from a solid to a gas, is called "sublimation."
2006-07-31 16:25:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO. Even if you could get a freezer cold enough you still need very high pressure to create dry ice. CO2 does not transition through the three phases like water does -- that is, you cannot get it to go from gas to liquid to solid just by lowering the temperature -- you also need to apply pressure to get it to condense and then you can freeze it.
The link that JimR posted above has a good, concise explanation.
http://www.dryiceinfo.com/science.htm
2006-08-01 13:23:05 · answer #3 · answered by average joe 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it is not..
Dry ice is around 110 degrees f. below zero...
Dry ice is frozen Carbon Dioxide...
2006-07-31 17:40:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it would have to be a very good one most don't get to that low a temp. -183 f or so
2006-07-31 16:31:13 · answer #5 · answered by Daniel H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally no. Go here for more info.
http://www.dryiceinfo.com/science.htm
2006-07-31 16:26:07 · answer #6 · answered by Jim R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont think so
2006-07-31 16:25:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO, IT'S LIQUID NITROGEN
2006-07-31 16:26:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋