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Solids change phase directly to a vapor in the process of sublimation. There is no "melting" involved, nor does a liquid stage appear. The "particles" of the solid, the atoms or molecules, are released from their solid configuration. Basically, the molecules obtain enough energy to break free from each other, and then attempt to further separate as far as possible as they move off into the surrounds.

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