Question

Differentiate between the following: Condensation and Sublimation.

Answer 1

Hint: Condensation is going from the gaseous state to the liquid state. Sublimation takes place when something goes from the solid-state to the gaseous state without undergoing the liquid state.

Complete Answer:

Condensation	Sublimation
-Condensation is the procedure where water vapor becomes liquid. It is the reversal of evaporation, where liquid water becomes a vapour.	-Sublimation is the expansion of a substance immediately from the solid to the gas state, without passing through the intermediate liquid state.
-It arises, either when the air is cooled to its dew point or, when it becomes so saturated with water vapor and is not in a state to hold water anymore.	-It takes place when the particles of a solid absorb enough energy to entirely withstand the force of attraction between them.
-The different forms of condensation are dew, fog, frost, mist.	-For example, When the surface layer of snow or ice turns into fog or steam without melting, this is an example of sublimation.

Note:
- Examples of sublimate solids are- Mothballs and camphor.

-When temperatures continually drop to 35°F or colder over an extensive length of time, condensation problems primarily arise.

-An example is a dry ice, which does not exist in the liquid state under normal conditions.

-An example is water that collects on the outside of a cold soda can. The water vapor in the air condenses into a liquid when it gets cold enough.