What is Dry Ice?

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What is Dry Ice?

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

"Dry ice" is the common commercial moniker for the solid state of carbon dioxide (CO_{2}). It is used primarily as a cooling agent because it undergoes sublimation, changing directly from a solid state to a gaseous state without leaving any liquid residue.

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What is Dry Ice?

A

Solid CO_{2}

B

Liquid SO_{2}

C

Solid NO_{2}

D

Liquid CO_{2}

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