it is a process in which a solid substance is directly converted into its vapours by application of heat and vapour is reconverted into solid by subsequent cooling. The method is used when one of the components undergoes sublimation and other components are not decomposed by heating. F or example, naphtha -

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Sublimation is a process by which solid substance directly converts into vapour by heat.

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