Dry Ice Solid & Gas in South Whidbey Island, Washington

Dry ice is the solid form of carbon dioxide. It is used primarily as a cooling agent. Its advantages include lower temperature than that of water ice and not leaving any residue (other than incidental frost from moisture in the atmosphere). It is useful for preserving frozen foods where mechanical cooling is unavailable. Dry ice sublimates at 194.65 K (−78.5 °C; −109.3 °F) at Earth atmospheric pressures.