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the process is called sublimation

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What is it called when a gas changes directly to a solid?

When a gas changes directly to a solid it is called deposition.


What is it when a solid changes directly to a gas?

When a gas changes directly to a solid it is called deposition.


When water is heated it changes from a solid to a what?

That one is easy. It becomes a gas. That process is called "Vaporation". The steam that comes out of the water is the gas. It only becomes a gas when the water boils.


When does phase changes occur?

When a solid melts or changes to a liquid. When a liquid boils or changes to a gas. or the reverse when a gas condenses to a liquid or a liquid freezes to a solid. Also it is possible for a solid to go directly to a gas without passing through the liquid stage. This is called sublimation and can occur with sulfur when heated, or ice in the winter when the sun shines on it..


What is the name of the process in which a solid changes directly into a gas?

The name of the process in which a solid changes directly into a gas is called sublimation.


What is a solid purple-black non metal which changes to a deep purple gas when heated?

Iodine is a purple-black non metal that changes to a deep purple gas when heated.


Is it the same when matter changes from gas to solid as when something sublimates?

They are not the same thing.When something changes directly from solid to gas, it is said to sublimate.When matter changes from gas to solid it is called deposition, or sometimes called desublimation.


What is it called when a solid changes into a gas?

sublimation


What is the phase change in which a substance changes directly from a gas to a solid?

A phase change directly from a gas to a solid is called deposition.


When a substance changes from a solid to a gas it is called?

It is called sublimation.


Why ammonium chloride not exists in liquid state?

Because it changes directly from solid to gas when heated. It sublimes.


What is the phase change called for liquid to solid?

When a solid is heated and changes to a liquid, the phase change is called melting.