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When a substance changes directly from a solid into a gas, it has undergone _____. |
sublimation |
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The portion of a heat pump where a gas cools to room temperature is the ____. |
Condenser |
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The most important component of a heat pump is the ____. |
Refrigerant |
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The temperature at which a liquid's vapor pressure equals atmospheric pressure is the _____ point. |
Boiling |
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The changing of a liquid into a gas is _____. |
Evaporation |
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The special state of matter that exists when temperatures are too high for matter to exist in its ordinary state is _____. |
Plasma |
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Devices that use mechanical energy to transfer thermal energy from a colder location to a warmer location are _____. |
Heat pumps |
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Liquids that evaporate rapidly are ____. |
Volatile |
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The value of the heat of vaporization of a substance is ____ than its heat of fusion? |
Greater |
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Nonvolatile solutes _____ a liquid's boiling point. |
Increase |
