Energy of Phase Changes

AP Chemistry· difficulty 2/5

heat removed gas condense freeze

During the upper plateau of this cooling curve, the substance is undergoing which process?

  • A

    Freezing

  • B

    Condensation (gas → liquid); ΔH < 0

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  • C

    Vaporization

  • D

    Sublimation

Explanation

The first plateau (highest T flat region) on a cooling curve is gas-to-liquid condensation, an exothermic phase change.

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