how much of your icecube is sublimating into the atmosphere just by sitting on the bench?

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how much of your icecube is sublimating into the atmosphere just by sitting on the bench?

what are the relevant formulas and constants necessary to solve this problem?

2007-09-26 13:08:21 · 2 answers · asked by Gruntled Employee 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Unless your laboratory has at atmospheric defect, no sublimation will occur.

Sublimation is when a material changes from solid directly to gas. For water, this cannot happen at atmospheric pressure. So, the answer is "none".

2007-09-26 13:14:57 · answer #1 · answered by lithiumdeuteride 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Ice can sublimate only if the ambient temperature is subzero. If the lab temperature is above freezing point of water there will be a liquid phase present.

2007-09-27 04:47:49 · answer #2 · answered by A.V.R. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋