Vaporization vs. Evaporation

When we talk about vaporization and evaporation, we are talking about the process of turning a ​ (a)   into a ​ (b)  

• liquid
• gas
• solid
• plasma

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Vaporization is the process of changing a liquid into a gas by _______ it.

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How is evaporation different from vaporization?

Answer explanation

Evaporation is a specific type of vaporization, meaning that vaporization is the broader term encompassing the process of a liquid changing to a gas, while evaporation is a slower process where this change happens only at the surface of a liquid, usually at temperatures below the boiling point; essentially, evaporation is a surface phenomenon occurring at any temperature, whereas vaporization can refer to the entire liquid mass changing to gas at its boiling point.

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The 2nd difference between vaporization & evaporation is that ....

• evaporation takes extra energy to break the liquid molecules apart.

• evaporation does NOT take any extra energy to break the liquid molecules apart.

• vaporization requires extra heat energy to break the the bonds of liquid molecules.

• evaporation requires an extra heat source.

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During evaporation, some of the liquid molecules vaporize into a

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Categorize

Groups:

(a) Evaporation

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(b) Vaporization

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(c) Condensation

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(d) Sublimation

• gas cools to a liquid

• solid directly to gas

• not all of the liquid changes to a gas; mist forms

• liquid completely separated to a gas

• is a type of vaporization

• happens at temperatures below the boiling point

• happens when water is heated to its boiling point

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