What exactly is it, dry ice.
Ice that's dry?? And why does it make lots of misrt in the school toilets if you drop one down?
2007-09-23 04:44:43 · 3 answers · asked by stevey226 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Dry ice is frozen carbon dioxide, the same stuff that animals exhale and plants need to perform photosynthesis. Because of its low temperature, -109.3°F (-78.5°C), dry ice is useful as a coolant. It is also relatively easy to make.
2007-09-23 04:52:53 · answer #1 · answered by Tina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dry ice is nothing more than compressed carbon dioxide. the "mist" you see is the CO2 going into the air. CO2 has sucha low boiling point that is converted directly from the solid to the gas phase. it is like putting an ice cube in a fire. (kinda) the mist is the water going into the air.
2007-09-23 04:56:12 · answer #2 · answered by bob w 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called dry = leaves no liquid residue.
Ice = it is really cold!
2007-09-23 04:59:04 · answer #3 · answered by Knarf 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋