Which name of the following phase changes is NOT correct?
A. Solid to liquid = Melting
B. Gas to solid = Freezing
C. Solid to gas = Sublimation
D. Liquid to gas = Evaporation
E. Gas to liquid = Condensation
Let’s use this diagram as a guidline:
A is correct, as the change of state from a solid to liquid is indeed called melting.
B is incorrect, as the change of state from a gas to a solid directly, an example of which would be Carbon Dioxide, is called Sublimation. Therefore, B is our answer.
Be aware that C is correct as the change from solid to gas is also sublimation, just deposition or “reverse sublimation”.
D checks out, since going from a liquid to a gas is evaporation.
E is also correct, gases that go to a liquid state is condensation.
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