What is the name of the phase transition that occurs when a solid is converted directly into a gas (without going through the liquid phase)?

vaporisation

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sublimation

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boiling

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melting

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Solution

The correct option is D sublimation
A phase transition involving a conversion of a solid into a gas without going through the liquid phase is known as sublimation. In contrast, the more common process of phase transitions is solid to liquid to gas.

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