Can you take a bath with dry ice?
Can you take a bath with dry ice?
Dry ice baths at −78 °C Since dry ice will sublime at −78 °C, a mixture such as acetone/dry ice will maintain −78 °C. Therefore, other liquids with a lower freezing point (pentane: −95 °C, isopropyl alcohol: −89 °C) can also be used to maintain the bath at −78 °C.
What happens when you mix dry ice and alcohol?
If you're a science hobbyist you probably don't have access to actual liquid nitrogen (-320 degrees Fahrenheit) but you can make your own cryo-fluid from dry ice and rubbing alcohol that goes down to -110 degrees Fahrenheit, enough to instantly freeze flowers, cherries, and other popular liquid nitrogen demonstrations.
How cold is dry ice and alcohol?
Carbon dioxide freezes at -78°C, but isopropyl alcohol doesn't freeze until it reaches -89°C. By submerging enough dry ice in isopropyl alcohol you get a fluid that is as cold as dry ice, but remains liquid for more efficient transfer of heat.