11.52. What is dry ice? Why is it so called?
11.52. What is dry ice? Why is it so called?
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Carbon dioxide can be obtained as a solid in the form of dry ice by allowing the liquified CO2 to expand rapidly.
Unlike ordinary ice it does not melt and hence does not wet the surface on which it is kept. Thus, it is called dry ice.
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