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Sublimation occurs whena gas changes into a solida solid changes into a liquida liquid changes into a gasa solid changes into a gas

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Sublimation is a process where a substance transitions from a solid state directly to a gas state, bypassing the liquid phase. This phenomenon occurs under specific conditions of pressure and temperature. For example, dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) sublimates at temperatures above -78.5 °C and turns into gaseous carbon dioxide without becoming a liquid.

In contrast, the other options mentioned in your question represent different phase changes:

  1. Gas to Solid: This process is known as deposition, where gas particles lose energy to become solid without passing through a liquid state.
  2. Solid to Liquid: This is called melting, where a solid absorbs heat energy and transitions into the liquid phase.
  3. Liquid to Gas: This process is known as evaporation (or boiling when it occurs throughout the liquid) where a liquid absorbs sufficient heat energy to become a gas.

Thus, in the context of your question, the correct response is that sublimation specifically refers to the process where a solid changes directly into a gas.

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