How long till it freezes solid ?

jimmbo

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Thanks guys - I was worried water's properties might have changed. And no hockey? That WOULD be cause for concern

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Thanks guys - I was worried water's properties might have changed. <snip>

Well now, I've learned all kinds of things (never too old to learn, I guess!). Didn't know ice is a mineral, either. I also learned that the labels on the jugs of antifreeze are rather misleading.
In other words, a jug of pink stuff labeled -50 degrees means that it will burst a copper pipe at -50 degrees. It will actually start to freeze at +10 degrees F.
So there's the answer to the original question.
 

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Ayuh , air dont freeze. every other argument or experiment is thus rendered invalid.
 

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Oxygen freezing point of 54.36 K (−218.79 ?C; −361.82 ?F)

Nitrogen freezing point of 48 K


Hydrogen's freezing point of 14.01 K (−259.14 ?C).

Since air is 79% nitrogen and 20% oxygen it most likely can become a solid.
 

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You guys are talking even too cool for the Canadians.
 

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ok, so I had to look up the official air temp

Oxygen freezes at -360.9 ?F, nitrogen at -346.18 ?F, and argon at -308.7 ?F. Therefore, air will freeze if it gets cold enough to freeze oxygen. Such temperatures are never reached naturally on Earth
 

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ok, so I had to look up the official air temp

Oxygen freezes at -360.9 ?F, nitrogen at -346.18 ?F, and argon at -308.7 ?F. Therefore, air will freeze if it gets cold enough to freeze oxygen. Such temperatures are never reached naturally on Earth

Except in Canada.
 

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Rick, does Mrs Stephens read these posts?
 

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I'm guessin' Not,.....

Uh.... no.

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ok, so I had to look up the official air temp

Oxygen freezes at -360.9 ?F, nitrogen at -346.18 ?F, and argon at -308.7 ?F. Therefore, air will freeze if it gets cold enough to freeze oxygen. Such temperatures are never reached naturally on Earth



I just came from running my trash out to the garbage can. Pretty sure it is fairly close to freezing the air! (ok, it is -26F right now, so not quite, but it felt like it!)
 

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Why do you live where the air hurts your face


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