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Subject: re: CO2 phase term
Jeff, Charles,
The term is "sublimate". It took me less than 1 minute to verify
this with a dictionary.
I did not want to appear sublime in my response but there is an
increasing tendency for uninformed responses on this list. I watched a list
with good potential fizzle away some time ago because just this kind of
banter. If you don't know what you're talking about spare the bandwidth
for someone who does.
Lyndle Schenck
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 16:26:18 EDT
From: ChuckW7160 at aol_com
Subject: re: CO2 phase term
Jeff-
I believe the term you are looking for is sublime. If i'm
remembering right
when a substance goes directly from solid to gas, or gas to solid
skiping the
liquid state it is said to sublime. can't exactly call the act of
dry ice
going straight to gas melting :) that would imply a liquid state. as
far as
CO2 being liquid or vapor in a compressed cylender.. the person to
ask would
be Grant Cockshott, he sells the stuff he should know :)
charles