Tag: Subliming

  • Phase Transitions: Melting, Boiling, and Subliming

    Phase Transitions: Melting, Boiling, and Subliming

    Substances can change phase — often because of a temperature change. At low temperatures, most substances are solid; as the temperature increases, they become liquid; at higher temperatures still, they become gaseous. The process of a solid becoming a liquid is called melting (an older term that you may see sometimes is fusion). The opposite process, a liquid…