If you’re a science geek or a student who is simply trying to get through school, you’ve probably heard about sublimation. This fascinating chemical process has marvelled scientists for ages. In this post, we’re going to share sublimation examples in everyday life, to illustrate the concept better. You must have witnessed the process firsthand if you’ve left a piece of dry ice on the counter, only to find it disappear in a matter of minutes, cool huh? Like dry ice, there are countless other sublimation examples in chemistry. What is Sublimation? Assuming you’ve passed elementary since, you’re probably aware that when heated, solid melts into a liquid before changing into gas. However, sublimation is a chemical process that skips the liquid phase, causing solid to directly turn to gas. This typically occurs when the substance absorbs excess energy from its surrounding, skipping the liquid phase altogether. Like any…
