I Was Wondering If Dry Ice Was in an Ice Pack?
2006-08-11 07:49:57 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
No Dry ice is solid Carbon Dioxide, temperature of appx -78C, cold enough to give frost bite and even kill a person. The dry Ice goes from solid to gas at near room temperatures over expanding and rupturing most any common container storage is attempted in, not to mention the fact that it goes to environment in just a few hours.
The material in an ice pack stays between solid and liquid at refrigration temperature to room temperature and takes more heat than water to melt allowing it to keep the area cooler longer.
2006-08-11 09:19:30 · answer #1 · answered by piercesk1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, an Ice Pack does not contain dry ice. Dry ice a frozen carbon dioxide (the stuff you breath out). If an ice pack had dry ice in it, when it heated it would burst. This is because solid carbon dioxide coverts to gas carbon dioxide when it heats up. The gas form takes up a much greater volume then the solid form.
2006-08-11 07:55:45 · answer #2 · answered by Bea S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dry ice is carbon dioxide in a solid state. The stuff you find in an ice pack is a chemical called ammonia nitrate. Yes the same stuff they used to blow up that building in Oklahoma City a few years ago. But when ammonia nitrate is mixed with water, it turns instant cold..
2006-08-11 07:58:12 · answer #3 · answered by CenTexan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I think the Ice Pack is chemical (assuming you mean that commercial product). Dry ice is frozen carbon dioxide, which turns to gas when it warms up. (I don't know what's in the Ice Pack.)
2006-08-11 07:54:27 · answer #4 · answered by yahoohoo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. In fact Dry ice is frozen carbon dioxide.
2006-08-11 08:10:49 · answer #5 · answered by Sh 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dry ice is frozen carbon dioxide. if it was put directly it would bUrn ur skin.
an icepack has a chemical in the bag that when mixed with the other chemical in the smaller bag it causes a temperature change...the same reason some mixtures get warmer
2006-08-11 11:18:22 · answer #6 · answered by shawn b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pretty sure it is..I had to do an experiment in school and the teacher added dry ice...
2006-08-11 08:42:36 · answer #7 · answered by vegetariangirl91 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Swelling is a normal part of the healing process. After the 1st 24 hours, you should NOT use ice anymore. It will only delay the delivery of immune system cells and nutrition to the area which will delay the healing process. The swelling will be at its worst 48 hours after the extractions and gradually subside thereafter. Take as little ibuprofen as you find effective for the management of pain, and wait for your body to do its job. I hope this helps.
2016-03-26 22:04:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, dry ice is frozen carbon dioxide. its temp is about -173 degrees, cold enough that it can actually cause a burn wound because it starts to kill of your skin.
2006-08-11 07:55:48 · answer #9 · answered by Raeth_Darkflame 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Uh no cuz if it was we would have a lot of people walking around with burns on their skin from using it! Ouch!!
2006-08-11 08:06:39 · answer #10 · answered by BeC 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋