vaporization: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	volatilization

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A piece of dry ice sits on a surface as white vapor radiates outward, showing the sublimation process against a blue background.

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Topics

boiling vapour heat of vaporization vapour pressure saturation vapour pressure water vapor boiling point Guldberg’s law Water cycle evaporation distillation Condensation melting sublimation convection latent heat phase diagram phase rule thermal conduction

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George Dollond

British optician