Sublimation — Science definition
The phase change directly from solid to gas, skipping the liquid state; deposition is the reverse.
Where it is taught
- Kinetic Molecular Theory & Phase Changes — States of Matter & Gases, Physical Science: Chemistry, Grade 11
In use
Adding energy drives melting (solid to liquid), vaporization (liquid to gas), and sublimation (solid straight to gas) — all endothermic, meaning they absorb energy.
Kinetic Molecular Theory & Phase Changes
Taught alongside
- kinetic molecular theory (KMT)
- kinetic energy
- phase change
- heating curve
- heat of fusion
- heat of vaporization
- phase diagram