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Melting dry ice is the classic example of sublimation. It goes from a solid to a gaseous state. No liquid form.Did you know that ice cubes evaporate? Actually it's called sublimation..
Why do ice cubes shrink in the freezer?
OK before you all yell "EVAPORATION", I know that's the boilerplate answer, but why and how. Back in high school we were taught water, and most other elements and compounds, have three states, sol...physics.stackexchange.com
LOL! My Omaha Steak orders come in coolers with dry ice. When I got my first order I almost put the ice in my bath tub to fill my apartment with fog but then grew a brain cell and decided it wasn't the best idea to fill my apartment with CO2
As do many things in the cold?
Old age will do the same thing.
yes...I notice if I don't use the ice cubes in the ice cube tray for several weeks, they get much smaller.. Kind of like ShrinkflationDid you know that ice cubes evaporate? Actually it's called sublimation..
Why do ice cubes shrink in the freezer?
OK before you all yell "EVAPORATION", I know that's the boilerplate answer, but why and how. Back in high school we were taught water, and most other elements and compounds, have three states, sol...
I think that’s how a frost free freezer works . It’s kind of a dehydrator of sorts . I let some go for awhile and they shrank up by half . They even pulled away from the sides of the tray .
Science nerds just needing yet another word to confuse the rest of the world withDid you know that ice cubes evaporate? Actually it's called sublimation..
Why do ice cubes shrink in the freezer?
OK before you all yell "EVAPORATION", I know that's the boilerplate answer, but why and how. Back in high school we were taught water, and most other elements and compounds, have three states, sol...
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Liquids like water evaporate (into gas). Certain gases, like C02, become solid when compressed or chilled below a certain temperature. With rising temperature, the solid “gas“, like dry ice, (C02) turns back into a vaporous gas, having never entered a liquid state. Evaporation and sublimation are two distinct processes and not two words for the same process.Science nerds just needing yet another word to confuse the rest of the world with
mmmm hmmm. Or, you could just say, "it done gone away. It was here, now it aint."Liquids like water evaporate (into gas). Certain gases, like C02, become solid when compressed or chilled below a certain temperature. With rising temperature, the solid “gas“, like dry ice, (C02) turns back into a vaporous gas, having never entered a liquid state. Evaporation and sublimation are two distinct processes and not two words for the same process.
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Honestly it's just jealousy talking- I come from a family that's half science nerds, half in between and the other half ....not. You might guess which half i come from. (...hmmm did I get that right? 
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YUP, that's how I know the ice cubes in the freezer are from last summer......................
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