Using dry ice to blow up a balloon

Most substances have three states – solid, liquid, and gas. When they go from a solid to a gas, they usually turn into a liquid in between. Ice is a good example. It first melts into a liquid and then evaporates into a gas. Sublimation is when a chemical compound turns from a solid to a gas without turning into a liquid in between. When dry ice sublimes, it turns directly into carbon dioxide gas which expands in the process.