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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · Chemistry in Everyday Life

Which one of the following is used as refrigerant for ice-cream and frozen foods?

  1. A Dry CO
  2. B Liquid \(\mathrm{CH}_4\)
  3. C Dry ice
  4. D Liquid \(\mathrm{H}_2\)
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(C) Dry ice

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The most common use of dry ice is to preserve food, using non-cyclic refrigeration. It is frequently used to pack items that must remain cold or frozen such as ice-cream or biological samples, without use of mechanical cooling.