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Question 22

A laboratory technician investigates the physical phase transitions of different pure substances under a constant pressure of 1 atm1\text{ atm}1 atm. The observations are recorded in the table below:

Table 1

SubstanceState at −100∘C-100^\circ\text{C}−100∘CState at 25∘C25^\circ\text{C}25∘CState after cooling back to −100∘C-100^\circ\text{C}−100∘C
MercurySolidLiquidSolid
Carbon dioxideSolidGasSolid
Quartz (silica)SolidSolidSolid

What are the correct systematic thermodynamic terms for the phase transitions undergone by the carbon dioxide sample during the heating and cooling stages, respectively?

Heating: Sublimation; Cooling: Condensation

Heating: Vaporisation; Cooling: Freezing

Heating: Sublimation; Cooling: Deposition

Heating: Boiling; Cooling: Deposition

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