during which change of state would the volume of a substance increase the most?\n○ deposition\n○ melting\n○…
during which change of state would the volume of a substance increase the most?\n○ deposition\n○ melting\n○ vaporization\n○ sublimation
Answer
Brief Explanations:
- Analyze each process:
- Deposition: Gas to solid, volume decreases.
- Melting: Solid to liquid, volume increases slightly (particles move from fixed to more mobile, but still close).
- Vaporization: Liquid to gas, volume increases as particles move far apart, but starts from liquid.
- Sublimation: Solid to gas, skips liquid phase. Particles go from closely packed solid to widely spaced gas, leading to a larger volume increase than vaporization (since vaporization starts from liquid which is already more spread than solid).
- Conclusion: Sublimation has the greatest volume increase.
Answer:
D. sublimation (assuming the options are labeled A - D as deposition, melting, vaporization, sublimation respectively)