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It is called "dry" because when heat is given, it sublimes (turns from a solid into a gas). This is different from actual ice that turns from a solid to a liquid. It is called "ice" because solid carbon dioxide (dry ice) is very cold, similar to ice.
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What is the common name for dry ice?
Dry ice IS the solid form of carbon dioxide. And "dry ice" IS the common name for the solid CO2. So the question should be "What substance is the common name Dry Ice used for ? "
What is dry ice called so?
Dry ice is the solid form of carbon dioxide.
Can dry ice explode?
Dry ice bombs are usually created from a container like plastic bottles, water, and dry ice. The solid carbon dioxide becomes warmer resulting to increase in pressure and limited room to expand.
What is the most common state of dry ice?
Dry ice is nothing but the solid CO2 , When CO2 is compressed under high pressure, it first come to liquid state and when more pressure is applied on it, it becomes solid. This solid is called as Dry Ice. Thus we can say that dry ice in solid state
What is the term for the process of a solid such as dry ice going directly from a solid to a gas?
The transition of a substance directly from the solid state to gas (such as dry ice to gas) is called "sublimation".
What is the common name for dry ice?
Dry ice IS the solid form of carbon dioxide. And "dry ice" IS the common name for the solid CO2. So the question should be "What substance is the common name Dry Ice used for ? "
name the dry ice in chemical form?
Dry ice is the solid form of Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
What is the chemical name of dry ice. why is it called dry ice. Is dry ice is same as the ordinary ice?
Dry ice is solid carbon dioxide (CO2). It is called dry ice because it does not melt when it heats up, it goes directly from solid to gas. It is NOT the same as ordinary ice, which is of course, solid water. Dry ice is much colder than ordinary ice.
Name of the ice to water?
When ice transforms to water, it is called melting. If it is dry ice, and it evaporates, that is called sublimation.
An easy research report on ice and dry ice?
ice is slippery and dry ice is not because ice dosent dry out when the sun hits it and dry ice does!
Common name for Solid carbon dixoide?
dry ice
What is the popular name for frozen carbon dioxide?
Dry ice
What is solid CO2 called?
a molecular solid...
What is another name poor man's liquid nitrogen refers to?
I've never actually heard this term used. I suppose it might mean either dry ice or a mixture of dry ice and acetone (or dry ice and diethyl ether), dry ice being somewhat easier for most people to obtain than liquid nitrogen.
Give chemical name of dry ice?
Carbon dioxide (in solid state)
Is dry ice opaque?
Yes, dry ice is opaque.
Where do you get dry ice from?
Dry ice is frozen carbon dioxide.
