On Aug 12, 2007, at 5:28 AM, Paul Newton wrote:
> 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.
It's called 'deposition'.
But I like 'hoaring' better, as it may wake up a sleepy p-chem class
wondering what it is that you are talking about! ;-)
-- Ed Leafe
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