The Source of the Cloud Produced upon Adding Dry Ice to Water
Manu Kohli, Rudy L. Luck, and Veka Ohtamaa The American University, Department of Chemistry, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20016-8014
The source of the cloud produced upon addition dry ice to water is established as due to tiny droplets of water dragged out of solution by the CO2 cold gas stream. This is different from an explanation in print and on video which relies solely on atmospheric condensation to explain the cloud.
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Kohli, Manu; Luck, Rudy L.; Ohtamaa, Veka. J. Chem. Educ.1998 75 60.
Keywords
Demonstrations, Solutions/Solvents, Teaching/Learning Aids, and Water/Water Chemistry
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