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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 ? "

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Common name for Solid carbon dixoide?

dry ice


What is the common name of solid CO2 why it is called so?

The common name of solid CO2 is dry ice because it sublimes directly from a solid to a gas without passing through a liquid phase, hence "dry." The term "ice" is used because it resembles the appearance of regular ice but is much colder.


What is dry ice the common state of?

dry ice is the solid form of frozen carbon dioxide.


What is the common name from solid carbon dioxide?

Frozen Carbon Dioxide is commonly known as Dry Ice.


What is the popular name for frozen carbon dioxide?

Dry ice


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.


How did dry ice get its name?

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.


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.


What is solid CO2 called?

a molecular solid...


What is the sublimation of a solid?

Direct conversion into a gas (see dry ice for a common example).


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