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Which best contrasts sublimation and vaporization?

Sublimation involves a change from a solid, and vaporization involves a change from a liquid.
Sublimation results in a gas, and vaporization results in a liquid.
Sublimation involves the absorption of heat, and vaporization involves the release of heat.
Sublimation involves the release of heat, and vaporization involves the absorption of heat.

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Answered by GPT-4o mini
The best contrast between sublimation and vaporization is:

**Sublimation involves a change from a solid, and vaporization involves a change from a liquid.**

This statement correctly identifies the distinct phases of matter involved in each process—sublimation is the transition from solid to gas, while vaporization is the transition from liquid to gas.

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