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Phase Changes — Quiz

Question 4 • Chemistry

A gaseous substance turns directly into a solid. Which term describes this change?

Answer
A
evaporation
B
deposition
C
sublimation
D
melting

Explanation

A gas changing directly into a solid is called deposition. The reverse change, from solid directly to gas, is sublimation, so sublimation does not describe this change.

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