Question

Sublimation of camphor is an example of ____ change.

Answer 1

Sublimation: It is defined as a process in which a solid substance will directly change into a gaseous substance upon heating.

• No liquid state will from in between this change.

Physical change: It is a type of change in which there is no change in the chemical properties of the substance and no new substance is formed.

• It is a type of reversible change
• Reversible change: It is a type of change that can be reversed easily
• In this type of process, only the physical state of a substance will change
• There is no change in the chemical properties of the substance.
• An example of sublimation other than camphor is dry ice.

Hence, the sublimation of camphor is an example of physical change.