A small quantity of solid ammonium chloride (NH4Cl) was heated gently in a test tube, the solid gradually disappears to produce two gases. Later, a white cloudy deposit was observed on the cooler part of the test tube. The ammonium chloride is said to have undergone?

  • A distillation
  • B sublimation
  • C precipitation
  • D evaporation
  • E decomposition

The correct answer is B. sublimation

Sublimation is the transition of a substance directly from the solid phase to the gas phase without passing through the intermediate liquid phase

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