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Sublimation is not a chemical reaction but a phase transition phenomenon; the reverse phenomenon is named deposition.

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Does sublimation also mean turning from a gas straight to a solid?

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.


What is the main relationship between photosynthesis and cellular respiration?

The products of photosynthesis are used in the process of cellular respiration and vice versa.


What do you call the process of a solid changing to a gas?

sublimation. for example when dry ice changes directly to a gas.


Which state of matter is not part of the process of sublimation?

Sublimation and Deposition are phases changes that are between gases and solids. This leaves the intermediate step of liquid not part of the process. Sublimation- Solid to Gas Deposition- Gas to Solid


What is the process involved in solid to gas?

A substance which changes state directly from a solid to a gas is said to have sublimed.