Frozen Gas?

Frozen CO2

When you hear ice you probably think of frozen water. That's not all. Gas can be an ice to. Take dry ice as an example. CO2 can be frozen at -110 degrees fahrenheit to make dry ice. This is a very cold substance that should not be handled with bare hands because it is VERY cold and can lead to instant frostbite. You should use gloves or tongs to touch this. When dry ice is heated up, it does not turn to liquid. This is a frozen gas so dry ice when heated up automatically turns to gas and disappears. this particular gas is the gas we breath out.

What I Think

I think that this is a very fun, cool, and useful thing. According to Wonderopolis "The scientific process of changing directly from a solid to a gas is called sublimation. One pound of dry ice will produce about 250 liters of carbon dioxide gas through sublimation. That’s enough gas to fill 125 2-liter bottles!

Dry ice has many uses. Because of its cold temperature and the fact that it will not make a mess when it “melts,” dry ice is often used to preserve frozen foods when refrigerators are unavailable or impractical. It can also be used to flash freeze foods.
When dry ice is put in water, the sublimation process gets faster, creating dense clouds of smoke-like fog. Fog machines, theaters, haunted houses and nightclubs regularly use dry ice to create dense fog effects."

Top Ten Most Interesting Facts About Dry Ice

1. Freezes at -110 degrees fahrenheit.

2. It's frozen CO2.

3. turns straight into gas.

4. Direct skin contact leads to burns.

5. Dry ice has been found in space and on planets.

6. Discovered by Charles Thilorier.

7. If you put dry ice in your freezer it will deactivate it.

8. Used to make fog affects.

9. Can keep food cold for a long time.

10. Can be used to keep cell tissues.

Conclusion

I challenge you to find a cool thing like this and put a link to it in the comments. After that I want everyone to tell me your favorite. It might be my next topic. in conclusion this was a cool find that is very interesting. Good-Bye!