When You Place a Piece of Dry Ice (Solid Carbon

Multiple Choice

When you place a piece of dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) on a plate at room temperature, you notice that no liquid forms, unlike ice that melts to form liquid water. This is because dry ice ________

A) as a liquid quickly evaporates.
B) undergoes deposition instead of melting.
C) sublimes instead of melting.
D) does not exist in the liquid form at room temperature and pressure.
E) contains no water.