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Question
What is sublimation ? Name two substances (other than ammonium chloride) which undergo sublimation.
Solution
Sublimation: The change of a solid directly into vapour on heating and of vapour into solid on cooling is known as sublimation. Iodine and camphor are the compounds which undergo sublimation.
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