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What is the chemical name of the compound commonly known as 'dry ice'?
A. Solid nitrogen
B. Solid carbon dioxide✓ Correct Answer
C. Solid water
D. Solid sulfur dioxide
💡 Solution & Explanation
Dry ice is the solid form of carbon dioxide, commonly used as a cooling agent due to its property of sublimating directly into gas without melting into liquid. Solid nitrogen or water are not referred to by this specific industrial term. Dry ice maintains a constant temperature of minus seventy-eight point five degrees Celsius at standard atmospheric pressure.
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