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No. Dicieving thought the name may be, dry ice is not H2O. It is a solidified gas. That is the reason it "smokes" when it melts, it is returning to its natural state as a gas. Were you to attempt to melt dry ice in an enclosed area and swim in it, you would probobly sufficate from lack of oxygen.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 14y agoNo
Dry ice is made from carbon dioxide. carbon dioxide is in normal conditions a colorless odorless gas and is a normal part of air. dry ice takes advantage of the fact that at normal pressures carbon dioxide as it melts moves from solid to gaseous, skipping the liquid phase. swimming just is not possible in gas and the radical pressures necessary to form carbon dioxide in a liquid would be fatal without a "special suit" able to withstand the pressures needed to maintain liquid co2
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∙ 11y ago-- If the pool is mostly full of normal water, but has some lumps of dry ice here
and there (on the bottom), then you would have no trouble getting around in it,
no matter how weird the whole thing would look to spectators.
-- If you mean a pool stacked with nothing but dry ice, then that would be
something away from which you should stay. There are at least three big things
wrong with the idea of swimming in it:
. . . . . Dry ice is a solid, not a liquid, so 'swimming in it' is pretty much out of the question.
. . . . . The temperature of dry ice is something like 70 degrees below zero (F).
Any place on you where it touches is painful and damages the skin.
. . . . . Any empty spaces in a pile of dry ice, as well as a big thick cloud over it,
are full of carbon dioxide ... a gas that doesn't kill you immediately, but it leaves
no room for normal air with oxygen in it. So if you're in it and you're not getting
real air, then after a short while you're having a lot of trouble breathing, and
you're definitely in trouble.
Other than all of that, it sounds like a fine idea.
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∙ 11y agoCarbon dioxide dissolves into water to form carbonic acid, which is an extremely unstable molecule that readily decomposes back into carbon dioxide and water. So unless there is some unlimited source of carbon dioxide, a lid to the pool, or the pool was slightly basic and formed bicarbonate molecules, there are no ill effects to putting dry ice in a pool or a drink for that matter.
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∙ 13y agoNo, at minus 190 degrees or so you will quickly die.
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How much trouble can you get in for making dry ice bombs?
You can get into legal trouble if you injure someone with it, or if the place you live in does not allow dry ice bombs, such as Utah. If a dry ice bomb is legal in your country and you didn't hurt anyone with it, you can be fairely out of the woods, if no one complains about the noise. Dry ice bombs sounds like a gunshot.
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!
What is the problem question about dry ice bubbles?
Dry ice is colder than regular ice and if you touch it ,it will hurt. Dry ice is solidified Carbon Dioxide, and it does not go from solid state to liquid state - it goes from solid state to gaseous state through a process called sublimation.
What is solid CO2 called?
a molecular solid...
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.
Will dry ice hurt a swimming pool?
No
How is dangerous dry ice?
Its very dangerous. Well,first of all if you hold dry ice your hands will BURN. And if you put it in your bathtub or pool..dry ice will explode. [depends how much dry ice you use]
Why does dry ice evaporate faster than a regular ice cube?
Dry ice is frozen carbon dioxide, totally different from ordinary ice, which is frozen water. Dry ice is much colder than water ice, thus evaporates quicker at room temperature. DO NOT TOUCH DRY ICE! It can hurt you badly.
How much trouble can you get in for making dry ice bombs?
You can get into legal trouble if you injure someone with it, or if the place you live in does not allow dry ice bombs, such as Utah. If a dry ice bomb is legal in your country and you didn't hurt anyone with it, you can be fairely out of the woods, if no one complains about the noise. Dry ice bombs sounds like a gunshot.
How bad does dry ice hurt?
Yes, dry ice can cause skin burns and frostbites. It's very cold temperature can freeze cells when contact is prolonged. Treat dry ice burns the same way as treating other types of burns. Apply ointment and see a doctor when necessary. Check link below for more information on dry ice and dry ice makers.
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!
What is the problem question about dry ice bubbles?
Dry ice is colder than regular ice and if you touch it ,it will hurt. Dry ice is solidified Carbon Dioxide, and it does not go from solid state to liquid state - it goes from solid state to gaseous state through a process called sublimation.
What is solid CO2 called?
a molecular solid...
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.
How do you prevent ice from melting?
Simple. You keep ice in dry ice. But be careful not to eat dry ice!
Is dry ice opaque?
Yes, dry ice is opaque.
Where do you get dry ice from?
Dry ice is frozen carbon dioxide.
