Term: | Sublimation |
Definition: | The transition of a substance from the solid phase directly to the vapour phase, or vice versa, without passing through the liquid phase. |
Term: | Sublimation |
Definition: | Process where ice changes into water vapor without first becoming liquid. This process requires approximately 680 calories of heat energy for each gram of water converted. |
Term: | Sublimation |
Definition: | The transition of a substance from the solid phase directly to the vapor phase, or vice versa, without passing through an intermediate liquid phase. |
Term: | Sublimation |
Definition: | The process by which a solid changes phase directly into a vapour without melting. |
Term: | Sublimation |
Definition: | The process by which solids are transformed directly to the state of vapour or vice versa, without passing through the liquid phase. |
Term: | Sublimation |
Definition: | The process in which a solid turns to a gas without first forming a liquid (opposite of deposition). |