What is a dry ice and what are its properties?
Solid carbon dioxide is known as dry ice. It is stored under high pressure. Solid CO2 gets converted directly to gaseous state on decrease of pressure to 1 atmosphere without passing through the liquid state (i.e., sublimes). This is the reason that solid carbon dioxide is also known as dry ice. It is mainly used as a cooling agent because its temperature is very low than ice formed from water. Dry ice is commonly used in theaters and in movies to produce the effect of fog.
