ammonium nitrate Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 does the leidenfrost effect apply to sublimating solids as well as evaporating liquids? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insane_alien Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 yes. throw some pellets of dry ice on a table at room temperature and they skid about like the puck on an air hockey table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ammonium nitrate Posted December 11, 2010 Author Share Posted December 11, 2010 OK, thanks, i couldn't experiment cause i cant buy any of the fun chemicals as a 14 year old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cuthber Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 It works with ammonium chloride on a hot plate too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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