How are sublimation and deposition alike and how they are different?

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Solution

They are opposites

Explanation:
Sublimation is a phase transition from solid to gas (skipping the liquid).
The deposition is a phase transition from gas to solid (skipping the liquid)

They both skip a phase (liquid), but they refer to physical changes that occur in different directions. E.g. Carbon dioxide at standard pressure exerts both properties:

$C O_{2} (s) \to C O_{2} (g) \leftarrow S u b l i m a t i o n$
$C O_{2} (g) \to C O_{2} (s) \leftarrow D e p o s i t i o n$

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