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Agriculture · Q481

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 481

Q481

Dry Ice sublimes at which temperature?

A.
78°C
B.
68°C
C.
-68°C
D.
-78°C
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Dry ice is a solid form of carbon dioxide. It is commonly used for temporary refrigeration as carbon dioxide does not have a liquid state at atmospheric pressure and sublimates directly from the solid-state to the gas state. It is primarily used as a cooling agent.
Dry ice sublimes at -78°C (194.7 K) at the earth's atmospheric pressure.