What makes dry ice fog up?

Answer 1

quick answer: because pure Carbon Dioxide is heavier than the mixture of gasses we call "air"

the temperature around frozen carbon dioxide (dry ice) "melts" the dry ice releasing gaseous carbon dioxide. which is still quite cold. the cold attracts water vapor which forms clouds just like you see in the sky. since pure Carbon Dioxide is heavier than the surrounding "air" it stays low and the cooled water vapor forms clouds around it until either the temperature rises above the dew point or the amount of water vapor is lowered to almost nothing (((this is the reason that bubbling caldrens (dry ice in bowl of water) slow down the cloudyness even when you add more dry ice)))

if Carbon Dioxide were lighter than "air" then you would see the clouds as if they were steam rising and thus dissipating much more quickly thus the answer that CO2 is heavier than air being the reason that the fog accumulates

Answer 2

Dry ice fog is very similar to natural fog; it is a thick, dense, low-lying fog created through using dry ice to condense water vapor. Dry ice fog has no chemicals and is water-based.

Since dry ice fog is heavier than air, it does not rise. It stays in the ground will swirl when walked through. Glycol type fogs on the other hand can rise while hazers can make mists in the air.

Check link below for more information on dry ice and dry ice makers.

Answer 3

Dry ice is solid carbon dioxide (CO2). Dry ice sublimates instead of melting. This means it transforms form a solid state to a gaseous state without the liquid state between. Carbon dioxide is colorless and odorless. What you see is water vapor condensing around the cooler CO2 (than the surrounding air). If there was no humidity, you would not see the fog. It is basically the same thing as a cloud.

Answer 4

cannot answer based on circumstantial parts of the ?

Answer

Dry ice is frozen carbon dioxide (CO2). As it absorbs heat, it sublimes--that is, turns from a solid to a gas. CO2 gas is invisible, but as the gas leavs the massof solid, it is extremely cold, and causes water vapor in the surrounding air to begin condensing, creating a cloudy effect.

Answer 5

Air contains some amount of water vapor, and the amount of vapor that the air can hold depends on the temperature. Warm air can hold a lot of water vapor; cold air can hold much less. Around dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) the air is so cold that the water vapor condenses into tiny droplets of liquid water, just as fog will condense when damp air near the ground mixes with cold air above. It's the same as "real" fog, and forms the same way.

Answer 6

The "fog" from dry ice is carbon dioxide gas, which chills the water vapor in the air down to the dew point, at which time the water condenses into microscopic water droplets, and it becomes "fog". It falls, because the carbon dioxide (and condensed water) are heavier than regular air.

Answer 7

When dry ice becomes a gas, it cools water vapor in the nearby air. The water vapor then condenses into a liquid, forming fog around it.

Answer 8

1. When dry ice becomes a gas, it cools water vapor in the nearby air.The water vapor condenses into a liquid forming fog near the dry ice.

Answer 9

it is carbon dioxide sublimating (solid to gas)

Answer 10

Carbon dioxide