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GK QUESTION#3136

Identify the change of state in which matter skips the liquid phase and converts straight from gas to solid.

  1. ASublimation
  2. BDepositionCorrect answer
  3. CMelting
  4. DSolidification
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B. Deposition

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Deposition is the direct transition from gas to solid, without a liquid intermediate. Frost deposition from water vapour is an example. Sublimation is the reverse, from solid to gas; freezing or solidification normally describes liquid to solid.

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