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vocab_3.3_df
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| phase change | is the reversible physical change that occurs when a substance changes from one state of matter to another |
| endothermic | the system absorbs energy from its surroundings |
| heat of fusion | heat of fusion varies from substance to substance |
| exothermic | the system releases energy into its surroundings |
| vaporization | when a substance must absorb energy to change from a liquid to a gas |
| heat of vaporization | when evaporation takes place at the surface of a liquid and occurs at temperatures below boiling point |
| evaporation | a process that changes a liquid to a gas at temperatures below the substances boiling point |
| vapor pressure | the pressure caused by the collisions of a vapor and the walls of the container |
| condensation | a phase in which a substance changes from a gas vapor to a liquid |
| sublimation | a phase without changing to a liquid first |
| deposition | when a gas vapor changes directly into a solid without first changing into a liquid |