Physics · Heat, temperature, thermal expansion, specific heat capacity, calorimetry, change of state, latent heat

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is the change of gaseous state directly to solid state without going through liquid the state.

  • A. sublimation
  • B. Precipitation
  • C. Evaporation
  • D. freezing

Step-by-step solution

The direct change from gas to solid (without becoming liquid) is called deposition. However, sublimation is often used loosely to describe both directions of the solid-gas transition, and it is the only option among the four that involves a direct transition between solid and gas. Evaporation is liquid to gas, freezing is liquid to solid, and precipitation is not a standard phase change term. Thus, sublimation is the best answer.
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