A question about carbondioxide

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Sandhani Boruah
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Why is solid carbondioxide called dry ice ?
 

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Drakkith
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I'd guess because it doesn't melt and turn to a liquid state like water ice does. It sublimates, going straight from a solid to a gas.
 

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