Chemistry 12th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0078021510
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-151-0

Chapter 11 - Intermolecular Forces and Liquids and Solids - Questions & Problems - Page 512: 11.81

Answer

At $-15^{\circ}C$, water in the wet clothes turns into ice, and the ice sublimes to water vapor. Because the temperature is below the freezing point of ice, the ice does not melt; rather, it sublimes to vapor.

Work Step by Step

At $-15^{\circ}C$, water in the wet clothes turns into ice, and the ice sublimes to water vapor. Because the temperature is below the freezing point of ice, the ice does not melt; rather, it sublimes to vapor.
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