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Condensation is the change in the (aggregation) phase of matter from the gaseous phase (of an element/ chemical species) into liquid droplets or solid grains of the same element/ chemical species. Upon the slowing-down of the atoms/ molecules of the species, the overall attraction forces between these prevail and bring them together at distances comparable to their sizes.

Since the condensing atoms/ molecules suffer from reduced degrees of freedom and ranges of motion, their prior Kinetic_energymust be lost/ transferred to an adsorbing colder entity - either a center of condensation within the gas volume (colder molecules of the species, cold grains of dust etc.) or some contact surface. Condensation is initiated by the formation of Atomic_clustersof that species within its gaseous volume - like rain drop or snow-flake formation within clouds - or at the contact between such gaseous phase and a (solvent) liquid or solid surface.

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