Man-wai Chang wrote: > What's the difference between: > > 1. evaporation > 2. vaporization > 3. sublimation Vaporization is the most general term - it means "turning to vapour". It can apply to solids or liquids.
Evaporation is the vaporization of liquids. It occurs not only when liquids boil but also at lower temperatures. Sublimation refers to the process whereby solids are turned directly to vapour without passing through a liquid stage. BTW the opposite process (conversion direct from vapour to solid without passing through a liquid stage) does not have a specific name but I call it "hoaring" since it is the process responsible for the formation of hoar frost. Paul Newton _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
