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The word 'sublimation' can be used two different ways in relation to gas/solid phase changes.

1- Sublimation is the direct conversion of a solid to gas.

The reverse process, gas to solid, is referred to as deposition.

2- However, the term 'sublimation' is also used for a process for purifying a solid by heating it in an apparatus to make it turn into a gas (sublimation) and then cooling the gas back to a solid on a special cold surface (deposition). The impurities are left behind and the purified solid is gathered from the collecting area.

The whole process is referred to as 'subliming' or 'sublimation', with the 'deposition' part just accepted as part of the process. This technique dates back to the alchemists.

So sublimation can mean:

-the change of a solid to gas or

-a purifying process that features both sublimation and deposition.

The term 'sublimation' is not used to mean a gas to solid change all by itself.

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Where is sublimation seen?

Sublimation is a process where a substance transitions directly from a solid to a gas without passing through the liquid phase. This can be seen in nature with dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) turning into carbon dioxide gas, or with the process of snow on a mountaintop evaporating directly into water vapor. Sublimation is also used in laboratories for processes like freeze-drying.


Examples of gas to solid?

A solid that turns straight to gas without turning to a liquid goes through a process called sublimation. An example of the this at normal atmospheric pressure is carbon dioxide (or dry ice) that will convert straight from the solid into a gaseous state. You don't know what your talking about you idiot!! Go die in a hole!


What do you meant by sublimation also give example?

Sublimation is the process of direct transformation of a solid in a gas: examples are iodine, naphthalene, dry ice, camphor.


What type of solids would undergo sublimation?

Several polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, such as naphthalene, anthracene, and pyrene are examples.Several terpenes, such as menthol, borneol, camphor, and pinene are also sublimable organics.-ervz-


Can a solid turn into a gas and then into a solid again?

Solids can turn directly into gases without ever being a liquid. Carbon dioxide (dry ice) is a common example of this. The process is called sublimation. Gases can also change directly into a solid without ever becoming a liquid. This process is called deposition. I sub freezing temperatures water vapor changes directly into ice crystals. The formation of frost, and snow in clouds, are both examples of deposition.

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Usually, but it can also pass the liquid phase and go straight to vapor. That is called "sublimation".


What is a change of a liquid to a gas called?

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Where is sublimation seen?

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Examples of gas to solid?

A solid that turns straight to gas without turning to a liquid goes through a process called sublimation. An example of the this at normal atmospheric pressure is carbon dioxide (or dry ice) that will convert straight from the solid into a gaseous state. You don't know what your talking about you idiot!! Go die in a hole!


What is the phase change of matter from the solid to gas form called?

Evaporation would be the phase change from liquid to gas. The phase change from solid to gas is called sublimation. A liquid can also boil and become a gas.


How does dry ice turn into gas?

the change from a solid to a gas (without changing into a liquid first) is known as sublimation "Sublimation is an endothermic change (requires energy from its surroundings). As dry ice sublimes, the cold carbon dioxide vapor causes water vapor in the air to condense and form clouds."


What is example of sublimation in science?

An example of sublimation in science is dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) turning directly into carbon dioxide gas without melting into a liquid state. This process is commonly used in science experiments and for creating special effects in the entertainment industry.


What do you meant by sublimation also give example?

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What is the relationship between temperature and sublimation pressure in a solid substance?

The relationship between temperature and sublimation pressure in a solid substance is that as temperature increases, the sublimation pressure also increases. This means that at higher temperatures, the solid substance is more likely to change directly into a gas without passing through the liquid phase.


What is water vapor turning to frost is an example of?

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Can you name a solid that turns straight from a solid into a gas?

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