CORRECTION.
"An ounce of prevention" (SN: 7/15/00, p. 45) incorrectly
states that carbon dioxide is a liquid only above 31 [degrees] C and
73.8 atmospheres. In fact, that's the point above which it is a
super-critical fluid, in which there's no difference between the
liquid and gas states. Carbon dioxide can be liquefied at temperatures
between -56.6 [degrees] C and 31 [degrees] C at pressures as low as 5.2
atmospheres.
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