1. Dec 14, 2014 #1

   Sandhani Boruah

   

   Why is solid carbondioxide called dry ice ?

    

   Sandhani Boruah, Dec 14, 2014
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3. Dec 14, 2014 #2

   Drakkith

   

   Staff: Mentor

   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.

    

   Drakkith, Dec 14, 2014

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